**Does anyone know what this is?**

[60ACRES]

Wonder if I will get in trouble if I post it on craigslist. I am out of town this weekend (no, not POOPS

), and it really needs a home, other than me.

 

[Feathers Acres]

Call your local wildlife rescue and see if they'll pick him up or go drop him off there.

 

[countrybum]

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It is an Canadian goose, or someone abandon a young African Goose. I purchased 2 African geese from Orschlein (co-op) a couple weeks ago. I also have a Canadian egg that should be hatching anyday now.

 

[60ACRES]

So they are not illegal to possess?

 

[supermommy]

Im not sure, but its super cute!!!

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

"Canada Geese are protected under the Federal Migratory Bird Act of 1918 . This Act makes it illegal to harm or injure a goose and damage or move its eggs and nest, without a Federal permit. Not complying with the Federal Act can result in fines ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 and this also applies to an untrained dog’s actions.. "

http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/migtrea.html


Sec. 703. Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds unlawful

-STATUTE-

(a) In general

Unless and except as permitted by regulations made as hereinafter

provided in this subchapter, it shall be unlawful at any time, by

any means or in any manner, to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill,

attempt to take, capture, or kill, possess, offer for sale, sell,

offer to barter, barter, offer to purchase, purchase, deliver for

shipment, ship, export, import, cause to be shipped, exported, or

imported, deliver for transportation, transport or cause to be

transported, carry or cause to be carried, or receive for shipment,

transportation, carriage, or export, any migratory bird, any part,

nest, or eggs of any such bird, or any product, whether or not

manufactured, which consists, or is composed in whole or part, of

any such bird or any part, nest, or egg thereof, included in the

terms of the conventions between the United States and Great

Britain for the protection of migratory birds concluded August 16,

1916 (39 Stat. 1702), the United States and the United Mexican

States for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals

concluded February 7, 1936, the United States and the Government of

Japan for the protection of migratory birds and birds in danger of

extinction, and their environment concluded March 4, 1972 (!1) and

the convention between the United States and the Union of Soviet

Socialist Republics for the conservation of migratory birds and

their environments concluded November 19, 1976.

 

[wegotchickens]

It's my understanding that domestic Canada Geese are sold, but have a claw removed to show they were bred in captivity. It's illegal to tamper with wild nests, though.

 

[60ACRES]

Whew! Found it a home. Thanks everyone. It will be going to a lady that knows ducks & geese, she will make sure it's good and healthy, then take the appropriate actions.

I was scared for it, but I sure didnt need to be the one to care for it!

 

[cowman910]

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SEND IT TO ME!!! I will make sure she is healthy!!

btw: i cant drive so do you ship?

 

[what was i thinking]

our neighbor shot five of them, from his front door, and cross the road...... got that... five geese, shot from his front door.... the geese were on the otherside of the road.... i called the dec because i could see some of them flopping around in the road.... he didn't even pick them up. when the dec ? him, he said the poop gets on his motorcycle tires and he doesn't like it.... they ticketed him. he should have went to JAIL