Hey: Please send out emails to help save their lives. Thanks. Article, Goose Survey and Contact Information. Is it time to kill some geese? http://kohd. com/page/ 147627 (video on page) 11/3/2009 - Bend by Matt McDonald The flocks of Canada geese, commonly seen in Bend's parks were the subject of a packed room debate Thursday night. The topic, is it time to consider killing some of the geese? "The humane but lethal reduction seems to me to be the most logical," said one Bend resident. "I don't think that the dipatching, the killing of wildlife is acceptable," said another. In the middle, the Bend Metro Park and Recreation board of directors, taking public comment through mid-November before making any decisions. "We have to do something. We can't just turn our head the other way," said Board Chairman Scott Wallace. The problem, one of nature itself. The mess the geese leave behind. "I've taken my young daughter to play in these places only to leave because of the filth everywhere," said a Bend resident. For several years, the district tried trapping the Canada geese and moving them away. "80% of those geese probably returned to town within five days," said Paul Stell from Bend Metro Park and Recreation District. Herding dogs, oiling eggs, goose birth control, all were tried with limited success. Next, the district wants to try a remote control boat to chase the geese in the water and a rules change making it illegal to feed the geese. For some, the answer is a lot more simple. "Managing the geese population involves lethal means, I think that is a sustainable method as long as it's done selectively and strategically, " said a Bend resident. For others, the issue goes beyond the right or wrong of killing geese. "The dubious distinction of geese killers, we might have a public relations nightmare on our hand," said a Bend resident. No decisions are made Thursday night. The entire crowd coming to agreement perhaps just once. "I certainly understand that you have a sticky situation on your feet here," said a Sister's resident GOOSE SURVEY - http://www.bendpark sandrec.org/ .docs/pg/ 10443 (scroll to bottom of page and click on download for goose survey.) Mayor - Kathie Eckman: KEckman@ci.bend. or.us Mayor Pro Tem - Mark Capell: mcapell@ci.bend. or.us Councilor - Jodie Barram: jbarram@ci.bend. or..us Councilor - Oran Teater: oteater@ci.bend. or.us Councilor - Jeff Eager: jeager@ci.bend. or.us Councilor - Jim Clinton: jclinton@ci. bend.or.us Councilor - Tom Greene: tgreene@ci.bend. or.us City Manager - Eric King: citymanager@ ci.bend.or. us City Hall (541) 388-5505 710 NW Wall Street Bend, Oregon 97701 Bend Metro Parks and Recreation - Board of Directors All BMPRD board members board@bendparksandr ec.org Or Individual Directors Scott Wallace swallace@bendparksa ndrec.org Scott Asla sasla@bendparksandr ec.org Ruth Williamson rwilliamson@ bendparksandrec. org Ted Schoenborn tschoenborn@ bendparksandrec. org George Thayer gthayer@bendparksan drec.org
