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• 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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