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March 26, 2012
Why Do Canada Geese Like Urban Areas?
Once decimated by hunting and habitat loss, Canada geese rebounded after captive birds were released throughout the country. We've provided geese food and safety right here in our cities and suburbs, so they settle in and raise families.
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March 26, 2012
Humanely Scare Away Canada Geese
Some ways to scare geese away work better than others. All work better where the landscaping makes geese wary and where you have addled or used contraception so geese are not tending flightless goslings.
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March 26, 2012
Keep Geese Away by Changing the Habitat
The most lasting way to avoid conflicts with Canada geese problems (and often the most cost-effective in the long run) is to change the habitat. The goals are to reduce access to preferred foods and increase the birds' wariness of potential danger.
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March 26, 2012
Limit Goose Flock Growth by Addling Eggs
The humane way to stabilize goose populations and limit flock growth is by treating eggs. Treat eggs or remove them from incubation (also called addling) so they don't hatch.
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March 26, 2012
The Problem with Canada Goose Roundups
Roundups (in which Canada geese are captured and killed en masse) are inhumane, ineffective, and unnecessary. There are better ways to bring local goose populations under control. Learn why roundups don't work—and what methods you can use instead that do.
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March 26, 2012
Plan Ahead to Make Peace with Canada Geese
There is no single quick fix that will resolve human-goose conflicts at every site. But well-designed programs can make a major difference. It isn't possible (or even desirable) to eliminate geese from a community. The goal is to reduce conflicts to an acceptable level.
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March 20, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Bill to Ban Cruel and Toxic Poisons for Predator Control
U.S. Reps. John Campbell, R-Calif., and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., earned praise from The Humane Society of the United States for introducing H.R. 4214, the Compound 1080 and Sodium Cyanide Elimination Act, legislation to curtail the use of two highly toxic predator poisons by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services.
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March 19, 2012
What to Do About Canada Geese
Where there are Canada geese, there are goose droppings, and therein lies the problem that most people have with these otherwise mostly harmless birds. Geese shouldn’t get a death sentence for doing what comes naturally—especially when long-term, effective, and humane solutions exist.
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March 19, 2012
Bonneville Dam Sea Lions Under Siege
A timeline of our work to protect the sea lions who inhabit the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon. Unfairly scapegoated for the river's declining salmon populations, we have been fighting for years to keep the states and the federal government from killing sea lions.
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March 16, 2012
Rewards Offered for Information in Illinois Bald Eagle Shootings
The HSUS and The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust have joined to offer a combined reward of $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for two recent bald eagle shootings in Southeastern Illinois.
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March 5, 2012
The HSUS Issues Statement Prior to California Fish and Game Commission Meeting
HSUS statement in advance of California Fish and Game Commission meeting this week in Riverside and in response to embattled Commission president Dan Richards’ mountain lion killing incident in Idaho.
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March 1, 2012
The HSUS and Predator Defense Institute Commend OSU Decision to Deactivate Snares
The HSUS, Predator Defense and Oregon State University alumni commended the decision by the university to deactivate lethal snares set around its sheep research facility in Corvallis, Ore.
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March 1, 2012
PreVENTing Cavity Nesting Birds This Spring
Because of the way English house sparrows and the European starlings build their nests they target vents, like the dryer, stove, and bathroom exhausts found on the side of a house. If they happen to make your vent their home, it may result in more than mere annoyance, it may prevent your vent from functioning properly.
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February 23, 2012
Canada Goose Egg Addling Protocol
This egg addling protocol was written to help minimize human-goose conflicts in urban and suburban areas.
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire: Government Program Slaughters Coyotes by the Tens of Thousands
Unfairly accused of widespread sheep deaths, coyotes are among the most persecuted predators in North America
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire, Page 3: Stonewalled
Campaign to poison coyotes has a tragic consequence
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire, Page 4: Predator-Friendly Pioneers
New breed of ranchers prefers non-lethal control to protect sheep
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February 21, 2012
Coyotes Under Fire, Page 2: Ecology Folly
Killing coyotes can actually increase their numbers
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January 5, 2012
Helping Wildlife in California
With the backing of our more than 1.2 million supporters in California, The HSUS is building relationships to ensure a sustainable future for the Golden State’s wildlife and habitat.
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October 31, 2011
Continuing Victories at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
The Humane Society of the United States and Delaware Votes for Animals (DVFA) have scored a significant victory for wildlife at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Milton, Del.
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October 20, 2011
Prairie Dog Watch: Reflections on Protecting a Native Species
An HSUS photographer documents the fascinating life of an American original - the prairie dog.
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August 25, 2011
Bear Country, Part 2: In the Line of Fire
More than 33,000 black bears are killed each year using some of the most inhumane methods imaginable.
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August 22, 2011
Waikoloa Nightingales: The Plight of the Iconic Donkeys of West Hawaii
The HSUS is involved in efforts to humanely control Hawaii’s wild donkey population, which has gone unmanaged for years and now faces limited resources for survival.
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July 21, 2011
The Humane Way to Manage Prairie Dogs
The HSUS went to Camp Navajo in late June and offered specialized training to local wildlife biologists from state and federal agencies on humane methods of dealing with unwelcome prairie dogs.
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July 6, 2011
The HSUS Denounces City of Delafield’s Decision to Round-up and Kill Canada Geese
The HSUS condemns the recent roundup and killing of Canada geese in Delafield, Wis.
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