Overview

• City officials hired Wildlife Innovations Inc. for a deterrent campaign launching in early September across parks and lagoons.
• The plan uses falcon-shaped drones, trained Border Collies, and remote-controlled water devices to make geese feel unwelcome.
• The contractor will rotate methods so the birds do not acclimate, introducing new tactics as geese adjust.
• At times an estimated 400 geese gather in city parks, leaving droppings that foul lagoons, raise bacteria levels, and require costly cleanups.
• Success will be judged by measurable reductions in feces and water-quality impacts rather than only by counting birds.