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Government isn`t satisfied with passing out condoms in schools-now they have to feed contraceptives to birds!
Contraceptives Control Oregon Geese
By The Associated Press
posted: 24 June 2005
07:36 am ET
BEND, Ore. (AP) _ Bait laced with a contraceptive shows promise in combating burgeoning populations of Canada geese, sharply reducing the fertility of eggs, according to a study by the National Wildlife Research Center.
The research was conducted at 10 sites around Oregon from February through May in 2004, officials said. Half the test sites were supplied with treated bait, while the other half received a placebo.
``We achieved a 51 percent reduction in hatchability of eggs in treated sites versus control sites,'' said Kimberly Bynum of the Gainesville, Fla.-based National Wildlife Research Center. ``It was definitely a success.''
Protected by the federal government, Canada geese have multiplied dramatically. There are now an estimated 2.6 million resident Canada geese in the United States who don't migrate; they prefer wide-open, mowed grass to natural terrain, so their prolific droppings often litter parks and golf courses.
Communities seeking to oust the geese have tried noisemakers, scarecrows, fake coyotes and alligators _ often with little lasting effect.
The goose contraceptive used in Oregon is manufactured by California-based Innolytics LLC under the name OvoControl G. Company CEO Erick Wolf said federal approval for the drug is expected by the end of the year, and that it might be available commercially for the 2006 breeding season.
The active ingredient _ Nicarbazin _ does not build up in the bodily tissue of birds, dropping to undetectable levels five days after consumption, according to the Food and Drug Administration's Web site. Since Canada geese breed earlier than most other birds, other species who eat treated bait should not be affected.
Wolf noted that a previous avian birth-control compound, Ornitrol, was pulled from the market in 1994 because it adversely affected non-target species.
It would never occur to liberals to let hunters solve this problem; stuffed goose is a delight!
Government isn`t satisfied with passing out condoms in schools-now they have to feed contraceptives to birds!
Contraceptives Control Oregon Geese
By The Associated Press
posted: 24 June 2005
07:36 am ET
BEND, Ore. (AP) _ Bait laced with a contraceptive shows promise in combating burgeoning populations of Canada geese, sharply reducing the fertility of eggs, according to a study by the National Wildlife Research Center.
The research was conducted at 10 sites around Oregon from February through May in 2004, officials said. Half the test sites were supplied with treated bait, while the other half received a placebo.
``We achieved a 51 percent reduction in hatchability of eggs in treated sites versus control sites,'' said Kimberly Bynum of the Gainesville, Fla.-based National Wildlife Research Center. ``It was definitely a success.''
Protected by the federal government, Canada geese have multiplied dramatically. There are now an estimated 2.6 million resident Canada geese in the United States who don't migrate; they prefer wide-open, mowed grass to natural terrain, so their prolific droppings often litter parks and golf courses.
Communities seeking to oust the geese have tried noisemakers, scarecrows, fake coyotes and alligators _ often with little lasting effect.
The goose contraceptive used in Oregon is manufactured by California-based Innolytics LLC under the name OvoControl G. Company CEO Erick Wolf said federal approval for the drug is expected by the end of the year, and that it might be available commercially for the 2006 breeding season.
The active ingredient _ Nicarbazin _ does not build up in the bodily tissue of birds, dropping to undetectable levels five days after consumption, according to the Food and Drug Administration's Web site. Since Canada geese breed earlier than most other birds, other species who eat treated bait should not be affected.
Wolf noted that a previous avian birth-control compound, Ornitrol, was pulled from the market in 1994 because it adversely affected non-target species.
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