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• Record all damage done by deer in the park system and street trees with monetary totals reported yearly.

• Record and analyze all deer/vehicle incidents, working closely with Division of Police to implement education program.

Policy 15: Canada Geese will be managed on public property

Issues

• Canada geese typically nest where they learn to fly, causing numbers to multiply quickly.

• Landscaping around many of the ponds within the City of Dublin promote Canada geese.

• Kentucky blue grass is a primary food source for Canada geese.

• Large numbers of Canada geese promote disease.

• Large amounts of Canada geese manure cause turf damage and water degradation.

Strategies

• Apply for yearly egg addling permits and file all additional and proper paperwork, including yearly goose complaint report with Ohio

Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.

• Consider planting grasses other than Kentucky blue grass around wetlands.

• Promote landscaping changes that include tall vegetation, including naturalized and formal plantings, as Canada geese will not cross high structures during molt.

• Encourage developers to adopt landscape plans that deter Canada geese.

• Remove pond aerators during colder months when feasible.

• Deter geese with contractual dog services, pyrotechnics and other scare tactics, when feasible.

Policy 16: Community education will include best practices for living with wildlife and allow residents to live amicably with the natural environment, resolving nuisance animal concerns

Issues

• Some residents have unfounded concerns about wildlife due to lack of understanding.

• Species overpopulation can affect public and private land.

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