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Residents ask Union County to cancel USDA lethal goose-control contract and pursue nonlethal options
Summary
Speakers at a Union County meeting urged the county to end its contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture that allows gassing of Canada geese on county properties, citing thousands of birds killed and proposing habitat modification and other nonlethal measures.
Speakers representing wildlife‑advocacy groups told the Board of County Commissioners that Union County should stop allowing USDA-contracted, lethal goose control on county properties and on shared-service properties.
Doreen Fraga identified herself as speaking for the Bridal Protection League of New Jersey and told the board that from 2010 through 2024, 1,498 Canada geese…
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