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Resident alleges borough allowed USDA to gas 26 Canada geese; council asks attorney to review
Summary
At public comment a representative from a conservation group said 26 Canada geese were rounded up on borough property and gassed; council asked its attorney to review the documentation and said it will discuss the matter at the next work meeting.
A visitor at the Feb. 20 Elmwood Park mayor and council meeting told officials that 26 Canada geese were rounded up on borough property and killed with gas under a USDA contract, and urged the borough to adopt nonlethal measures.
Doreen Fraga, identified as representing the Bird Protection League of New Jersey, said she obtained a USDA report that lists Elmwood Park and said the geese were “rounded up on the property of Elmwood Park and gassed to death.” She said the county has an ordinance…
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