Not all Coloradans want to share their cities with Canada geese and their poop – a wildlife manager shares the control methods that work

Featured photo: Cities such as Denver offer several perks for Canada geese, including a constant supply of water, lack of predators and access to food. And there it was – the ultimate dichotomy about what to do with nuisance Canada geese. Canada goose reintroductionAs with other populations of wildlife around the turn of the 20th century, unregulated hunting decimated Canada goose populations. Beginning in the 1960s, most U.S. state and Canadian provincial wildlife agencies set their sights on restoring Canada goose populations. The effort continued into the 1980s, resulting in one of the most successful wildlife restoration programs of the 20th century.