When Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger safely landed his plane in the Hudson River after hitting a flock of migratory geese, it was determined to end this kind of flight risk and death sentences were then given for the local resident Canadian Geese. In June, 2009 about 2,000 Canada Geese living within striking distance of New York City's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports were herded into fenced areas, put into crates and euthanized - even though the geese that struck Sullenberger's plane were migratory geese as opposed to the resident ones that lived near the airport - all the killing was done in the name of airport safety.
Canada Geese are regulated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the guidelines set forth by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 making it unlawful to kill, sell, hunt, disturb nests and eggs, or purchase and possess migratory birds unless permitted by the Secretary of the Interior. Because Canada Geese are afforded protections under the law known as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, they can only be killed with permission. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again given USDA a permit for this year's extermination.
Once again, the US Fish and Wildlife is going to allow the killing of thousands of Canadian Geese which will then be thrown into a landfill on the east coast rather than killing them in a better way so they can be used for food to help many people in need.... Why this incredible waste? Is anyone really "in charge"?
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