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Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese Page 7 of 11 <br />B. <br />Within the committee there were two views on egg addling: <br />1) That all eggs - should be addled in each treated nest in <br />order to achieve maximum population control results for this <br />method. <br />2) That one or two eggs be left unaddled for humane <br />reasons so that parent geese could have some young to <br />raise. <br />10. SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES USED AT NEARBY <br />MUNICIPALITIES - (The New York Times, The New Jersey Section, <br />7/02/95) <br />A. <br />B. <br />C. <br />Allendale, NJ - The town has been using pistol noisemakers <br />to scare off geese. Town employees shoot off the <br />noisemakers early in the morning, and the loud screech <br />frightens the birds away. So far, it's working; no geese have <br />been sighted in Allendale. <br />Demarest, NJ - Last winter the town hung green flags <br />around the Tenakill Brook, home to dozens of Canada <br />geese. Although vandals have torn down some of the <br />pennants, the goose population has been cut in half, <br />apparently because the flags make the geese nervous. The <br />town chose green because it was aesthetically pleasing <br />"We didn't want the place to look like a used car lot," a local <br />Councilman said. <br />Woodcliff Lake - In 1992 Washington gave the borough <br />permission to puncture the eggs of geese nesting on an <br />island in Woodcliff Lake Reservoir. In the past three years, <br />more than 1,100 eggs have been destroyed, and officials <br />say the number of geese has decreased. <br />-10- <br />Page 88 <br />http: / /www.icu.com/geese /report2a.htn 4/7/00 <br />