Canada geese are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918) law making it illegal to harm, capture or kill them without a United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) permit. Three children in the area didn’t care.
According to the Humane Society of Louisiana, a goose’s nest was destroyed on Saturday, March 29, behind the Mahalia Jackson Theatre in Armstrong Park. There is currently a reward of $750 offered by the animal welfare organization leading to the identity of the kids believed to have thrown bricks and rocks at the goose and her eggs from a nearby bridge. Three of the eggs broke.
Fortunately, a woman nearby saw the kids and chased them away. The Good Samaritan notified the rescue groups out of concern for the mother goose. Only one egg had been left unharmed, however despite repeated tries, the mother was not able to get the egg to hatch.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Humane Society at 1-888-6-HUMANE.
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