Yup – sounds like they found another way to deal with the situation. But yes, it still takes action from the Parks Department, so maybe they aren’t quite saved yet.
From the Facebook page:
As of 2:45 this afternoon, individuals at both USDA-APHIS and the Dane County Regional Airport have agreed that their needs would be satisfied in the short term by an egg depredation order at Warner Park, until long term deterrent and habitat modification efforts can take place or until the pending wildlife management study can be completed. This is the alternative we need to stop the planned goose kill, and we’re just steps from making this a reality.
The permit for egg oiling MUST be applied for by the City of Madison Parks Department. Application is a simple online process and applications are usually approved within a day. We need confirmation that the Parks Department has submitted this application and intends to follow through with Canada goose egg depredation at Warner Park, to forestall the previously approved “roundup” order.
Both Airport and USDA have also stated that they would prefer not to have to resort to lethal means, but that the Parks Department has been remiss in their management techniques at Warner Park. We concur and we believe this is why it is especially important that the Park Committee and Parks Department director Kevin Briski be held personally accountable for ensuring that a nonlethal Canada goose control program begin at Warner Park immediately.
Contact Kevin Briski at the Parks Department: 266-4711.
Other Parks contacts here.
Still sounds a little unpleasant.
