A neighborhood in Madison, Alabama, is drawing national attention after a planned cull killed 550 geese in a single night.
What happened?
WAFF 48 reported that the Heritage Plantation homeowners association said the USDA carried out the cull during a night operation after determining the goose population had climbed to roughly five times the agency’s recommended level. The HOA said 550 geese were removed and euthanized.
According to the HOA board, nine USDA agents took part in the cull, and about seven geese escaped capture by flying off before they could be caught. Board members said no ducks or swans were included in the operation.
WKYT added that the board had already pursued nonlethal methods before seeking approval for the cull. The situation had become a health concern, the board said, citing illnesses among people and the deaths of dogs, swans, and 16 geese over the past year, which it attributed to avian flu carried by the birds…