ChrisK
Well-Known Member
Hi all.. I'd like your opinions on what if anything to do about a wild life issue. I was in a large park in the city Sunday and was watching two grown up geese with their babies.. so cute.. when I noticed that one of the adults was holding her foot up while standing, and when she walked, was limping on it. I don't know how serious it is. I didn't get too close, but I didn't see any bones protruding or blood or puss anywhere on the top of her foot.
I called one of the wildlife centers to ask if there's anything I could do, and the person told me to get a group of friends to form a circle around the geese, capture the babies first, put them in a box with a lot of air holes, then capture the adult with the limp. And then bring them to the center for help.
Most times I take advice from these places to heart, but this seems overwhelming to me. And I'm not comfortable with capturing them all nor taking them away from their community (the park is near the river and there must be hundreds of geese there). I'm afraid I'll cause more harm than good.
Of course i have no idea if the foot issue is something serious or not. And no idea if I go back, if I'll be able to find this particular goose again. I'd be willing to try if there was something within reason that I could do to help.
Has anyone run into such a situation before and/or have ideas on what I can do next? Or maybe I should let this go under the category of you can't help them all..
Thanks for any thoughts you wish to share with me on this..
-ck
I called one of the wildlife centers to ask if there's anything I could do, and the person told me to get a group of friends to form a circle around the geese, capture the babies first, put them in a box with a lot of air holes, then capture the adult with the limp. And then bring them to the center for help.
Most times I take advice from these places to heart, but this seems overwhelming to me. And I'm not comfortable with capturing them all nor taking them away from their community (the park is near the river and there must be hundreds of geese there). I'm afraid I'll cause more harm than good.
Of course i have no idea if the foot issue is something serious or not. And no idea if I go back, if I'll be able to find this particular goose again. I'd be willing to try if there was something within reason that I could do to help.
Has anyone run into such a situation before and/or have ideas on what I can do next? Or maybe I should let this go under the category of you can't help them all..
Thanks for any thoughts you wish to share with me on this..
-ck