Canada Geese Take over the Milwaukee County Zoo

Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Canada Goose

While most public places have a problem with squirrels or pigeons, the Milwaukee County Zoo has a problem with Canada Geese. They’re everywhere. This is a problem not just of the Zoo’s but of many suburban areas that are in the Canada Geese’s migration pathway. Many people think they are a nuisance and would like to hunt the geese or perform mass extermination to reduce their population, but the Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese is determined to find a humane, non lethal way to eliminate or minimize conflicts between Canada Geese and humans. I like the geese, I think they’re beautiful, but I know what a pain they can be. I used to live in a house that was on the Fox River and they could be so loud.. and when you have a bunch of them on your lawn… let’s just say their poop isn’t small. But I don’t think this is a reason to start killing them at whim.

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The monkeys stand for honesty, giraffes are insincere,
And the elephants are kindly but they’re dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages,
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum

Zebras are reactionaries, antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy and hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas! You gotta come and see at the zoo

~ At the Zoo, Simon & Garfunkel

I love this song about the Central Park Zoo and was reminded of it Sunday morning when we went to the Milwaukee County Zoo. My brother’s family has a membership to the Zoological Society of Milwaukee so they go to the zoo as often as they can. I believe this is the first zoo I’ve been to since 2001. Back then I had a membership in the Zoological Society of San Diego and used to go to the San Diego Zoo & the Wild Animal Park often.