AR-News: (US) Geese running ?afowl? of local community

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[from North Brunswick Sentinel]

NORTH BRUNSWICK ? Feathers aren?t flying fast enough, as local waterways 
remain overpopulated with geese, according to residents.

Canada geese have taken over Boyd Pond and other local bodies of water in 
township parks, causing residents to complain to the Township Council in 
recent weeks, according to Department of Parks and Recreation Director Lou 
Ann Benson.
...
The population of geese in New Jersey rose dramatically in the 1980s and 
continues to rise today with numbers upward of 280,000 in the winter, 
which is the peak season for migratory birds, according to the New Jersey 
Department of Environmental Protection.

full story:
http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2003/0911/Front_Page/029.html

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