Human Ecology

“Wild beasts and birds are by right not the property merely of the people who are alive today, but the property of unknown generations, whose belongings we have no right to squander.”

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od banks across the state (Managing 9). Despite these benefits to the habitat, people and the economy of Virginia, the enormous increase of residential Canadian geese is creating problems in all three areas. Geese cause economic damage because they can ruin agricultural crops, golf course lawns, residential lawns, ornamental plants and gardens. They also trample vegetation as they feed and travel in groups. This denudes the landscape from a process known as hard pan that prohibits the growth of vegetation and depletes other species of wildlife that depend on it. Geese are also a major threat to airplanes and their passengers and crews. More than 200 geese-related plane accidents are reported annually and in some cases geese have been blamed for crashes involving as many as 24 fatalities (Managing 4). Bill Miller reports that Virginia officials must regularly roundup geese at locations such as Reagan National and Dulles International airports (B02). Geese in Virginia have also become a public health and safety risks in many places. The old expression “like shit through a goose” may be unpleasant to the ear, but it is even more unpleasant to deal with the enormous volume of fecal matter produced by large flocks of Canadian
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Approximate Word count = 3154
Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page)

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