A goose's worst nightmare by David Kelly

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017
Article: A goose’s worst nightmare
Writer: David Kelly
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1. Answers will vary
2. Canadian geese weight 20 pounds.
3. Canada geese were nearly hunted to extinction in the early 1900s.
4. Minnesota, New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin received federal permission to herd them into nets during molting season.
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6. Minnesota, New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin donate the meat to food pantries to soup kitchens.
7. The Humane Society of the United States opposes the practice in killing Canadian geese in Minnesota, New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
8. They spray corn oil to cut off oxygen and prevent the eggs from hatching.
9. Randy Clausen invented the “goosinator.”
10. The goosinator cost $3,500 each.