The approval of a new Canada goose management plan by the Vancouver Park Board means the city is a step closer to culling the birds.
On Monday, the board adopted the plan in an effort to get the city’s growing goose population under control. The plan includes measures already employed by the board such as addling — switching out viable goose eggs from the nest for frozen duds — and also supports the “lethal removal” of geese if required.
According to a staff report, there were a minimum of 2,200 geese in Vancouver in 2022 and the population is estimated to be growing by 18 per cent every year.
The report says addling has not been effective
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