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Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese Page 2 of 11 <br />require new developments to include landscape design <br />features that will help prevent or control problems with <br />geese. <br />2. ENCOURAGE CANADA GEESE TO FEED FROM <br />NATURE <br />A. Discourage feeding by the public in nuisance areas. Such <br />feeding attracts and encourages geese to remain. Feeding <br />also allows birds to become tamer than they should be for <br />their own protection. <br />B. Pass non - feeding legislation to discourage feeding in <br />certain areas. <br />1) Worked out by Dr. Gregg Feigelson, <br />committee member, legislation was passed by <br />Ramapo in June 1994 which prohibits feeding <br />except in designated areas. <br />C. Similar legislation was introduced by Hon. Charles E. <br />Holbrook, Legislature.Vice Chairman, and passed by the <br />County Legislature in March 1995. Such legislation gives a <br />municipality the freedom to continue feeding in unimpacted <br />areas and to use feeding to lure birds away from impacted <br />areas (see Attachment 4). <br />-7- <br />3. INSTALL MECHANICAL BARRIERS <br />A Fences, Hedgerows and other Physical Barriers - are <br />effective tools to restrict movement. In most problem <br />situations, Canada gepse tend to walk , not fly, to and from <br />water to feed. A low fence or other barrier to prevent access <br />may be all that is needed to solve a problem. <br />B. Land and Water magazine (Jan /Feb 1995) states, <br />"emplacing string around an emergent seeding or planting <br />at a height of 3" - 8" to literally "trip up" the geese is as <br />effective and cost - effective a solution to this problem as we <br />have found so far." <br />C. Electric Fencing has been successful at corporate parks <br />and large estates. A 12 -inch high electric fence carries a 6- <br />volt jolt, which deters geese, but does not hurt them. (see <br />Attachment 8, Westchester Woman Controls Those Pesky <br />http://www.icu.com/geese/report2a.html <br />Page 83 <br />4/7/00 <br />