Denver capturing, killing geese to help feed families in need

DENVER — For a number of years, Denver Parks and Recreation has struggled to manage a growing goose population. They’ve tried scaring the geese away, coating their eggs in cooking oil to prevent fertilization and more. Now, they’re trying something new: catching the geese with help from the United States Department of Agriculture, and shipping them off to be “processed.” The geese, said Scott Gilmore, deputy executive director of Denver Parks and Recreation, are being collected now because at this time […]