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A female student was taken to the health services clinic yesterday afternoon after she was attacked by a Canada goose, or rather gander, in the Carl Pollock Hall courtyard.
A pair of geese are nesting there, says Bill Pudifin of the dean of engineering office, and "the male stands in the middle of the walkway next to DWE and challenges/chases almost everyone who tries to walk through. It's pretty funny at times when unsuspecting people all of a sudden find a Canada Goose charging at them. One person when challenged by the goose must have walked about 30 feet to one side just to make sure to give the thing enough clearance."
It stopped being funny when an actual attack happened, though: "The goose struck her in the head and she was bleeding. One of the plant ops fellows was nearby with his truck and took her to health services. Security was notified."
Sergeant Wayne Shortt of the UW police said there were several more calls before the day was over, "regarding aggressive geese in the area of the engineering quad, specifically the back of Poets Pub. A number of agencies were contacted, which all reported that the goose is a migratory bird and a protected species. They should not or cannot be disturbed during nesting.
"It is spring time and birds are nesting. This makes them very aggressive. We made arrangements with the grounds department to erect barricades and post the area as a caution. The sign reads, 'Caution, Aggressive Geese Nesting'. Hopefully this will give everyone advance notice of the situation and we will not have a repeat of yesterday."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
A female student was taken to the health services clinic yesterday afternoon after she was attacked by a Canada goose, or rather gander, in the Carl Pollock Hall courtyard.
A pair of geese are nesting there, says Bill Pudifin of the dean of engineering office, and "the male stands in the middle of the walkway next to DWE and challenges/chases almost everyone who tries to walk through. It's pretty funny at times when unsuspecting people all of a sudden find a Canada Goose charging at them. One person when challenged by the goose must have walked about 30 feet to one side just to make sure to give the thing enough clearance."
It stopped being funny when an actual attack happened, though: "The goose struck her in the head and she was bleeding. One of the plant ops fellows was nearby with his truck and took her to health services. Security was notified."
Sergeant Wayne Shortt of the UW police said there were several more calls before the day was over, "regarding aggressive geese in the area of the engineering quad, specifically the back of Poets Pub. A number of agencies were contacted, which all reported that the goose is a migratory bird and a protected species. They should not or cannot be disturbed during nesting.
"It is spring time and birds are nesting. This makes them very aggressive. We made arrangements with the grounds department to erect barricades and post the area as a caution. The sign reads, 'Caution, Aggressive Geese Nesting'. Hopefully this will give everyone advance notice of the situation and we will not have a repeat of yesterday."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net