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  • August 30, 2012

    Faces of the Animal Protection Movement, Page 2: Rebecca Stritt Goes All Out for Geese

    All Animals magazine, September/October 2012

    Rebecca Stritt started a birth control program for geese at a Wisconsin park.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • July 16, 2012

    Canada Geese Slaughtered and Spared in New York City

    More than 750 Canada geese from New York City’s Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge were rounded up and inhumanely killed, while ongoing programs in Central Park and Prospect Park show that nonlethal management of Canada goose numbers is possible—and even more effective.

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    Related Wildlife Overpopulation , Lethal Wildlife Management , Habitat Loss and Fragmentation

  • July 12, 2012

    The HSUS Condemns Geese Slaughter in Westchester County, N.Y., Urges Humane and Effective Solution

    Following last week’s slaughter of nearly 500 Canada geese from Sprain Lake Golf Course, The Humane Society of the United States is calling on Westchester County to adopt a more humane and scientific wildlife management program to resolve conflicts with geese.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 29, 2012

    The Humane Society of the United States Condemns Slaughter of New York City Geese

    In the wake of news that the City of New York has again contracted the embattled USDA Wildlife Services to slaughter up to 400 Canada geese in city parks this week, The HSUS calls on New York City officials to immediately halt the killings of resident Canada geese.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 29, 2012

    The Humane Society of the United States Commends Pennsylvania’s Franklin Township for Stopping Goose Killing Program

    The HSUS commends the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors for ending a cruel goose killing program in the township’s Phifer Ice Dam Pond.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • 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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    Related Threatened and Endangered Species , Lethal Wildlife Management

  • 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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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 22, 2011

    The HSUS Urges Saranac Lake School Board to Abandon Plan to Kill Geese at High School

    As the Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education holds a meeting this morning to revisit its decision to kill geese and goslings near the Saranac Lake High School's athletic fields, The Humane Society of the United States joins local residents in calling for more effective and humane solutions to resolve conflicts with geese.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 16, 2011

    The HSUS Applauds Bend, Ore. Humane Goose Population Control Methods

    The HSUS commends the Bend (Ore.) Park and Recreation District for its decision to adopt nonlethal methods for controlling the population of Canada geese in Bend’s parks.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • May 16, 2011

    The HSUS and New York City Audubon Applaud Prospect Park for Humane Goose Management Program

    A comprehensive Prospect Park program to humanely address the Canada geese population in the Brooklyn park is garnering praise from leading national and local wildlife advocates, including The HSUS and New York City Audubon.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management , Wildlife Overpopulation

  • January 13, 2011

    California Company Recognized with Corporate Progress Award for Humane Bird Control Product

    In recognition of its work to develop and market a humane approach to controlling bird populations, Innolytics, LLC is among the 2010 recipients of The HSUS' Corporate Progress Award.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • July 14, 2010

    The HSUS Urges Halt to Goose Slaughter

    The HSUS calls on New York officials to immediately halt its program to kill resident Canada geese and work instead on a nonlethal plan.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 18, 2010

    The HSUS Condemns Mount Laurel Township’s Decision to Round Up and Kill Canada Geese

    The HSUS condemned the announcement that USDA’s Wildlife Services will round up and gas 100 geese and goslings in Mount Laurel Township, N.J.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 18, 2010

    The HSUS Condemns Delavan Township’s Decision to Round Up and Kill Canada Geese

    The HSUS condemns the decision to round up and gas 250 geese and goslings in Delavan Township, Wis.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • May 21, 2010

    A Win for the Geese!

    The Humane Society of the United States

    On May 12, 2010, Madison, Wisc. park commissioners decided to halt the kill of Canada geese and study alternatives to lethal methods to control thier numbers.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • April 5, 2010

    Easter Egg Hunt

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Volunteers launched the Canada goose egg addling season in Olney, Maryland, April 4, 2010. This is our sixth season at this site and our tenth season in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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    Related Habitat Loss and Fragmentation , Lethal Wildlife Management , Wildlife Overpopulation

  • February 2, 2010

    The HSUS Praises Officials for Halting Unlawful Expansion of Hunting at National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware

    The HSUS welcomed a decision from the Fish and Wildlife Service to cancel a new, illegal migratory bird hunting program at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 24, 2009

    The HSUS Urges Mayor Bloomberg to Consider Humane Geese Solutions

    The Humane Society of the United States

    In the wake of news that New York City has contracted with USDA Wildlife Services to kill up to 2,000 Canada geese, The HSUS calls for more effective and humane solutions to resolve problems with geese.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

  • June 15, 2009

    The HSUS Calls for More Effective, Humane Goose Control for New York City Airports

    The Humane Society of the United States

    The best and most lasting solution to secure the safety of air travelers as well as preserve wildlife is to reduce the attractiveness of airport-vicinity open space to animals such as waterfowl and to limit access to other creatures.

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    Related Lethal Wildlife Management

 

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