Foster Citys plan to address geese problem NBC Bay Area [Video]

Foster City and county leaders will review a plan to address a growing Canadian geese population.

The city for years has been trying to figure out what to do with the birds and the mess they leave behind at Leo Ryan Park, which some have said is a health hazard.

“Anything they can do to get rid of the geese would be an improvement,” Foster City resident Karen Dyckman said. “They are horrible. They leave droppings all over the place. A mess to walk through. You try to walk your dogs through it and they try to eat it. It is just disgusting.”

Figuring out a solution has been problematic for the city. A frustrated city council in 2022 approved a plan that would have killed about 100 geese, but backed off after animal rights groups staged protests and the city reported about 15,000 complaints.

The city council on Monday will review a plan based largely on a similar effort in New Jersey, utilizing noise devices, flashing lights, …