Welcome to GEESE OFF!

Migrant geese upped sticks and left right on schedule around the Spring Solstice on March 20. So now we’re in the next stage of the resident Canada goose year – the nesting season.

Many frustrated property owners call for a stringent reduction in the number of resident geese. Hence the new-found demand for addling programs. GeesePeace calls this “population stabilization.” Others call it population control. Some even call it pre-term abortion, or euthanasia. Whatever your thoughts on the issue, the addling of Canada goose eggs has become a major weapon in the business of Canada goose control.

Just what is egg addling? In simple terms, it’s the practice of treating Canada geese eggs to prevent their further development. Old-fashioned, fleet-of-foot Nuisance Wildlife Control Operatives (maybe we could just call them practitioners of lethal means of pest control?) prefer the sleight of hand involved in pricking the eggs with a giant darning needle to destroy the sacks inside. Many do this whenever the eggs were laid.