Geese Are Immune to Human Harassment

There’s no winning in a stand-off against a goose. Well, that’s what a study in the Wildlife Society Bulletin says, finding that the standard strategies for shooing these feisty fowl away are pointless. Particularly in the winter, this type of “harassment” has high stakes for the animals’ health. Geese — Our Greatest Feathered Foes Humans are always trying to shoo geese away, hassling them with waving hands and shrill shouts. And we’ve got good reas