Category Archives: North America

Canada Goose Problem in New York’s Central Park

by Amy Posted on 16 January 2006

New York’s Central Park has a resident Canada goose population of more than 300, up from 20-30 just five years ago. The flock congregates around the Harlem Meer in the park’s northeast corner. As each individual produces 1-3 pounds of feces per day, the park is starting to have a goose-poop problem. Read more of Clem Richardson’s story at the New York Daily News.

Goose Family
Goose Family by edenpictures, Creative Commons on Flickr

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Peregrine Falcon Dies After Surviving Wing Surgery

by Amy Posted on 20 December 2005

An 8-month-old peregrine falcon that hatched in downtown Cleveland earlier this year has died one week after undergoing wing surgery. The young bird, which fledged from its nest on Terminal Tower in June, had surgery to repair a broken wing on 10 December. The injured bird was brought to the Back to the Wild rehabilitation center, where vets inserted two pins into the bird’s wing bones. The falcon survived the surgery and was well enough to eat live food shortly after the operation, but the stress of captivity was too great on the wild animal and it stopped eating. Read more from The Plain Dealer.

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