Geese Police Continue Sweeps on Park District Grounds
Biscuit and her handler survey the grounds at River Bend Golf Club and Community Park twice a day to deter the presence of geese.
Did you know one of River Bend Golf Club’s most frequent visitors is a canine? Biscuit and her handler, Vid Rapsys, are daily visitors. But you won’t find either one practicing their short game; Biscuit is a trained Geese Police dog, used to deter the birds’ presence on the greens. The Lisle Park District hired the Geese Police midway through the 2011 golf season after testing several other methods of geese displacement. After deeming last summer’s efforts successful, the Park District board approved additional services for Community Park this year. By nature, border collies are herders. The key to their effectiveness, Rapsys said, is the dog’s stare. Geese consider humans a mild annoyance; but an intently preying canine presents an …
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Kitty K
9:06 am on Friday, April 13, 2012
We can justify culling deer and for awhile there was even a proposal out there to cull coyotes. Why are deer treated differently than geese? more ›