Posted August 12, 2014

Updated August 13, 2014

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Faux fox keeping Oakland geese at bay

The avian issues at the town's beach appear to have been solved non-violently this time.

After the U.S. Department of Agriculture arranged to have a crop of geese that infiltrated the Oakland town beach euthanized, town officials have looked for a more humane way of keeping the geese and their droppings away from families seeking a relaxing summer afternoon. A “predatory decoy,” in the form of a plastic fox, was recently placed on the beach in the hope of scaring the geese away.

After the U.S. Department of Agriculture arranged to have a crop of geese that infiltrated the Oakland town beach euthanized, town officials have looked for a more humane way of keeping the geese and their droppings away from families seeking a relaxing summer afternoon. A “predatory decoy,” in the form of a plastic fox, was recently placed on the beach in the hope of scaring the geese away. Staff photo by Jesse Scardina

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