Controlling Windsor’s goose population | CTV News [Video]

A new city report outlines a comprehensive approach to managing Windsor’s population of Canada Geese, steering clear of controversial culling methods in favour of a multi-faceted strategy that includes habitat management, hazing efforts, and removing eggs from nests.

The report, set to be presented to Windsor’s community services standing committee on Sept. 4, was prepared following a request from Ward 6 Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac earlier this year. She had asked for a review on how the city could reduce the geese population.

At the time, Gignac said one of her constituents was thrown from their bike after swerving to avoid geese on Ganatchio Trail. The fall sent the individual to hospital with a broken collarbone and ribs.

Niel Ricketts, a Windsor resident, said he recently heard of a case where aggressive geese injured someone at a store.

“Geese made a nest in the bushes right by the front door and …