Rather than gas the hundreds of Canada geese that live in Prospect Park, Emily Lloyd, president of the Prospect Park Alliance, tells The Times that they're trying more humane ways to keep the population at bay. One strategy includes hiring Goose Busters, a company that brings a dog to the park to scare away the geese. So does it do any good?
But when the geese leave Prospect Park, where do they go?
“Someplace else,” Ms. Lloyd said.
They often head to the nearby Green-Wood Cemetery. Ken Taylor, a cemetery official, said two kites that look like eagles were used there to chase the geese away — and back to Prospect Park.
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