"New data has lead the USDA to say that the borough should be included because it's close to Newark Liberty International Airport."

More like the USDA has seen what a gullible group you are and wants to include Staten Island in their goose hit list because it's yet another easy borough for them to scam you out of your tax dollars for their killing squads.  WISE UP!

The Wildlife Strikes Database statistics state that “approximately .013 percent of all take offs and landings struck wildlife. The government claims that only one in five (20 percent) are reported. Yet, assuming this is accurate, even if 100 percent of all strikes were reported, this would still mean that less than .068 percent of all aircraft operations struck wildlife,” and geese account for the one of the smallest percentages of birds striking planes.  In addition, according to statistics, 45% of all fatal accidents are due to pilot error.   And Flight 1549, the 'Miracle on the Hudson" plane was heavily documented in aviation jaournals as having significant mechanical failure and should not have been flying. Clearly, killing geese is no solution when the real problem is not birds but 30-year-old aircraft, mechanical failure and pilot error. 

The USDA has found a cash cow in killing geese and a bunch of unsuspecting suckers to buy their B-S. And the idiocy about feeding the dead geese to the homeless - more B-S.  As if they'd survive several hours on a truck in this heat crammed into little boxes.  But even if they did, they are loaded with pesticides, mercury and other toxins and either wouldn't pass inspection (at a hefty $10-$12 per pound) or the USDA would lie and pass them anyway - onto an unsuspecting bunch of poor whose health is already compromised.  nice plan to get rid of the geese and the poor at YOUR tax expense.  I guarantee they will end up in landfills anyway.

If I were you, I'd complain LOUDLY to my representatives and put an end to this outrageous fraud and waste of our tax dollars.