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-2- Creek Watershed District agrees with this. Feeding geese should be prohibited o Motion detector sprinklers would discourage the geese o Barrier devices can be set up along the shoreline; they are easily removed o Border Collie's can be rented o Habitat modification helps. Used a decoy and also stopped mowing to waterline o Egg addling John - Recommendations: o Tolerance - we need to learn to co-exist. Use habitat management o Use methods mentioned above o Use scarce tax dollars wisely • Bryan Lueth - DNR o Geese are protected by international treaties by Canada and Mexico, US Fish and Wildlife Service has authority over them. o US Fish and Wildlife Service has allowed individual States and local communities to form their own regulations regarding the goose population and handed down the authority to the DNR. o The non-lethal methods do not require anything from the DNR o Taking possession of the bird requires State approval. o Certain: times of the year to do round up o Dr. Cooper of U of M was involved from the beginning of round up process. o Population explosion since early 80's o Round up has been cost effective and successful in keeping the goose population down o Previously geese were captured and re-located, however, no one wants them anymore. Each State has their own overpopulation of geese. o Federal government gives options for goose disposal. ¦ Human consumption-donate to food shelf ¦ Donate to a scientific or educational institution ¦ Bury them ¦ Incinerate them o Homeowners wanting to mow their lawn down to the shoreline will be a huge obstacle to getting any kind of habitat manipulation to be effective o Toronto zoo has put a habitat for geese area in to attract geese so they will not go elsewhere o Nest and egg manipulation is something you can try but the issue is finding enough of the nests and wondering if it will be effective