Duck, Duck, Goose

I read in the free newspaper laying here to find an item about 260 geese
in the park north to the airport being captured to feed the poor
(Grandma said goose meat is very fatty), 500 goose eggs were covered in
vegetable oil to kill the hatchlings, and 26 young geese who have yet to
learn to fly were dropped off at another lake many miles away all in
order for airplane safety. Geese cause plane crashes. They estimated
there were 1000 geese in the park and up to 8000 can make a stop when
migrations occur.
The city council meeting about the geese problem was full of emotion
(much like when they killed the beavers years ago) and people deeply
troubled over killling these animals. Other complaints came from other
parts of Iowa lacking geese to hunt for sport. Gee, why would a goose
avoid those areas?
Of course they have tried other solutions. They transported a bunch of
geese to watch them fly back. Controlling mother nature and bird
instincts is easier said than done.
State biologists are unlikely to take on another goose slaughter anytime
soon. After all the state biologists have spent much time and money to
reintroduce geese in Iowa because people love to hunt them.
I got a solution nobody will ever consider: Don't build parks with lakes
and airports next to each other if you are so concerned over airplane
safety. Where do you expect these birds to go when they migrate? Mother
Nature never follows human conveinence. I thought grown ups would
eventually figure that out. Post later.