Canadians know it’s spring when they hear loud honking and see large, v-shaped flocks of Canada geese flying overhead, but not everyone is happy about it. The geese which can land in great numbers are sometimes aggressive and leave large amounts of droppings.
Humane birth control for the birds
In some warmer parts of the country, the geese don’t even fly south for the winter, but stay year round. And at this time of year, they start to lay eggs. In a bid to limit the population, a team will travel to Vernon in the western province of British Columbia to “addle” the eggs, as it has done for the last nine years, reports CKIZ radio.
What the team does is shake the eggs to break the yolks inside and then coat the shells with safe, biodegradable corn oil. By leaving the eggs in the nest, they ensure the geese won’t lay any more. There is even a protocol for how best to do this.
CKIZ reports that close to 12,000 eggs have been addled over the years.
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