Canada geese making a mess

Canada geese making a mess

STRUTHERS — The traffic delays, honking and that odor, not from cars, but from a large flock of Canada geese, has residents here crying foul.

“It’s a constant battle,” said Tom Creed, 46, of Lakeshore Drive near Hamilton Lake. “Geese defecate all over your driveway and yard. If we don’t get a handle on this soon, literally, people won’t be able to drive down the street.”

Lori Diorio, the city’s environmental health director, organized a meeting with Ohio Department of Wildlife officials tonight after receiving several complaints from city residents. Forty residents of the Hamilton Lake area attended.

“What would be most beneficial to you would be a coordinated attack,” wildlife official Jeff Westerfield urged the audience “I like to call it a ‘goose committee.’”

Goose complaints are common at the department, Westerfield said. His recommendation? “I focus heavily, heavily, on harassment, mainly by chasing,” he said.

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