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Many people call The Skunk Whisperer® about injured geese. Most injured goose calls take many hours of time and
literally turn into "wild goose chases", only further jeopardizing the goose’s health. If the geese are faster
than we are, which they usually are, it simply cannot be taken to a rehabber. Most nuisance goose problems are
caused by humans feeding them, therefore advocating them to appear in large numbers.
In this particular instance, the goose had been shot through the chest and was
in a hazardous predicament with a wound that would eventually take its toll.
Once The Skunk Whisperer® became aware of the situation, the
Tulsa office immediately deployed a Skunk Whisperer team including Stormy Cole, Ned and Betsey Bruha. Stormy Cole,
a Skunk Whisperer wildlife management professional, told reporters "I did not want to hop in a pond in late November,
but I would do it in a heartbeat if I had to".
Normally, a proper injured goose capture takes a dozen people, special equipment and hours of time,
Single geese can be as tough to capture as greased pigs, but the team had a better
chance of capturing this one because it would be slowed down by the arrow. As it turned out, the team had to chase the goose
around for 40 minutes before catching it, so the arrow ended up not slowing the goose down much at all.
Once captured, the arrow was cut at two points to reduce additional trauma to the goose
during its transport to the Wild Heart Ranch wildlife rehab facility. Ned Bruha said "It feels great knowing that we were able to save an animal’s life that day,
but it is a shame that somebody did this to the goose. I am embarrassed to be a member of a species that would do something as senseless as needlessly shooting
this goose and knowingly allow it to suffer. Wildlife should not be used for target practice". Betsey Bruha adds
"This goose was likely shot nearby, in town. I do not know if somebody was looking for a free Thanksgiving bird or what,
but I hope that the person who needlessly shot this federally protected bird with this arrow reads this story and decides
to never hunt again".
Thanks to wildlife rehabilitator Annette King-Tucker,
this animal will live to see another day. Ned commented "We salute wildlife rehabilitators all over the world
who have selflessly dedicated their lives to saving the animals that we place in these situations.
Annette is my hero and has made me a better person, allowing me massive amounts of knowledge,
via her experience, to further assist wildlife in need of rehabilitation. During this "season of giving"
please seriously consider donating funds and supplies to wildlife rehabilitators such as Annette King-Tucker".
Related Information
Injured Goose Eludes Capture
The Tulsa World Article that started it all, notifying Tulsans about the injured canada goose and the difficulty
concerned individuals were having with trying to capture the injured bird.
Injured Goose Is Trapped, Rescued
The story behind the chase and capture of the injured goose,
as well as input from The Skunk Whisperer team and information
on it's recovery from wildlife rehabber Annette King Tucker.
Wild Heart Ranch
Information on the Wild Heart Ranch wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility,
a state licensed center for all species of wildlife needing orphan support, injury treatment or disease recovery.
Canada Goose Control
Input from The Skunk Whisperer on Canada Goose wildlife and information on our goose control services.
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