Why Kill a Family of Geese? | Eastern North Carolina Now

Or the better question may be: Why kill parts of many families of Geese?

    To The Washington City Council:

    I heard on the news the other day about your plan to get rid of the waterfowl at Jack's Creek. Please do not do that. They are a great enjoyment to many in the city/county. Have you ever fed them? It is a great joy and experience - your grandkids would love it.

    A great friend of mine, who has been living in Afghanistan the past 10 years, actually said that was the best experience he had in Washington - feeding the domesticated geese in the rain.

    If people don't like the geese feces, there are plenty of other parks in which they can walk. As for the equipment - there is plenty of corrosive-resistant equipment out there. Just take that $80,000 you were going to use to get rid of the naturally born waterfowl and put it toward the acquisition of such equipment. Or better yet, get the employees to clean the equipment and the creeks more often, instead of letting it fester with all the trash and algae that is often seen in there.
The Geese from Jacks Creek and even Mac'swood, where I live, nestle in for the night at Castle Island nearly every night, while visiting Washington - their migratory home: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage     Click images to expand.

    As for offering up the idea of dogs running off the geese? You know the migratory habitat of waterfowl - sure, you might get rid of the domesticated geese, but the Canada geese, the cormorants, the coots, the ducks, the herons - they will all return, as is their nature. And as for the domesticated geese - they were born and bred there, and have their families their each year. It is a joy to behold to see the goslings grow into adult geese, and continue the family lines.

    Do you know how many cars I see slow down just to look at the "family" of geese? Or who make sure to honk their horns to get the geese off the road so they will not get hurt or those who actually stop to let the geese walk across the road?

    You have already decreed it a no-pet, no-fishing zone. Will you really take away the primary - and original - inhabitants of Jack's Creek and this river? To do so is to assume your thinking is congruent to those of the city - which, judging from what I have heard from people out and about, from Facebook, and from other conversations, is quite the opposite. I know there are some businesses that would be quite put out if you dismantle the inhabitants of Jack's Creek.

    Granted, I am not a Washington citizen, but I do pay my taxes to Washington, through my land, my car, my electricity and utilities, sales, etc. I also work in the city. I would hope that my opinion would have some weight with you.

    And also as your neighbor - you and I have seen these beautiful creatures growing up on the river all the years we have lived here.

    I would greatly appreciate if you take into account my opinion - as well as other dissenters - and please rethink your plan. The $80,000, whether from city funding or grants, would be much better used in other endeavors.

    Are not the trash and pollutants discarded in the creek much more corrosive to the equipment than bird feces? I have researched the acidity of bird feces per an "oxidization" situation with my car paint; there are many other elements in nature MUCH more corrosive and debilitating than bird feces.

    In order to get rid of the geese, you are going to have to squash and kill the eggs in their nests, so they won't come back. Is this what the Washington City Council wants? To squash and KILL the yet-to-be-born of the NATIVE BIRDS at Jack's Creek?

    Is that really you want the City of Washington, a Bird Sanctuary, to known for - the murder of innocent geese?

poll#73
In the matter of the Geese Decision: Should local governments pay strict attention to the existence of wild, but benevolent, animals - 'the fowl of the air' - rather than providing only the basic services to the citizens that they represent?
5.15%   Yes, I want my local government to consider my every need.
87.63%   No, I want my local government to stick to the basic tenants within their charge.
7.22%   I actually don't care.
97 total vote(s)     Voting has Ended!

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