Sandpoint,
ID - The Canadian Goose population has seen a resurgence at City
Beach, thanks to the coronavirus. Formerly, town leaders had
confirmed a disposal plan to rid the City’s lands of undesirable
avian wildlife. Under 'Operation Final Solution', all nuisance
waterfowl were to be rounded up, bagged and tagged with leg bands
with a yellow star for easy identification, loaded onto train cars,
and transported to an undisclosed lake in central Idaho for permanent
relocation.
Due
to the shutdown, the city has been unable to contain the population
explosion, as city employees have been furloughed from their
landscaping jobs because of social distancing requirements. Usage of
the five acre park has also been heavily discouraged, as the beaches,
grass areas and walking path can only support 2,500 people at any one
time under the six-foot distancing guidelines.
The
geese, having no competition for usage, are returning in droves. City
officials also stated that with the closing of all of the area
Chinese and Thai restaurants, the birds now have no natural predators
and are becoming increasingly hostile towards the few humans that
continue to use City Beach.
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