After being sucked into a plane that took off from JFK, another bird has gone up to the big…sky in the sky. The Post reports that passengers on the aircraft started salivating shortly after takeoff: "Suddenly the plane smelled like chicken," one woman said, "I thought, 'Wow! They have hot food on the plane!'" Don't give the airlines any ideas! more ›

Say goodbye to the geese. According to the Brooklyn Paper, feds have now revealed their seven-mile “kill zones” around JFK and LaGuardia airports. The map (pictured above) is used by the Department of Agriculture when plotting their attacks on the winged terrors, and it pretty much covers the entire city, including half of Brooklyn, all of Manhattan (aside from the Battery), and most of the Bronx and Queens. more ›

A lot of city folk have been wondering why we can't just eat the Canada geese that are being slaughtered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That's 290 birds to waste, and 170,000+ to go, after all. CityRoom reports that the bird tastes like a dark, tender cut of smoked chicken—and they know this because in other states the planned killings do end up as dinner. more ›

Mayor Bloomberg was asked about the recent Canada geese gassings—with 290 killed in Prospect Park, and around 170,000 more to go. But while many New Yorkers are upset about the mass killings, Bloomberg is in full support of it. He told the Wall Street Journal, “Look, the Department of Agriculture has to deal with the fact that all these geese are a danger to people flying. People are not going to stop flying and we have to make a decision. It’s geese or human beings—I can tell you where I come out on that. I don’t think you need a quote from me.” In the past 10 years, there have been 78 goose strikes in New York—the most famous being that of US Airways Flight 1549, which was forced to land in the Hudson River. more ›

Over the weekend Prospect Park Administrator Tupper Thomas finally addressed the matter of the Canada geese that used to reside in her park, but were recently captured and brought to the gas chambers (the total body count was 290). According to the Brooklyn Paper, Thomas broke her silence on the issue via a statement addressed to “Friends of Prospect Park.” You can read it in full below; it says, in part: more ›

Prospect Park has seen its share of animal deaths this year, but the latest was planned and carried out by the United States Department of Agriculture. According to CityRoom, four hundred Canada geese were captured and euthanized last week in an ongoing effort to curb the population of winged terrors. more ›

Last year Mayor Bloomberg declared his support for, you know, killing Canada Geese before they kill us... so why are the ones closest to one of our major airports being protected? The NY Post says the National Park Service has halted any efforts to remove geese from the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge—which runs right up to one of the airport's runways. more ›

The goose that was shot in the neck with an arrow in Prospect Park last week—cruelly nicknamed Target—is going to be okay! According to the Brooklyn Paper, the goose came right up to parkgoers over the weekend and ate food out of their hands, and the arrow was nowhere to be seen! The witnesses said the wound was healing, but "you could still see right through the hole.” more ›

The wild goose chase around Prospect Park continues. The Canada goose, nicknamed Target [sad face], was first spotted yesterday morning around the park's lake, with a six-inch arrow stuck in its neck. So far no one has been able to catch it, and last night the Parks Department's Phil Abramson gave us this update: more ›

Yesterday morning a Canada goose was spotted around Prospect Park lake with an arrow, or dart, through its neck. This is sadly not very shocking considering the area has been plagued with animal injuries and deaths this year. more ›

Following the death of Johnny Boy Walton—a swan who died at Prospect Park Lake earlier this year, allegedly after being attacked by one of his own—another swan has died. Over the weekend a swan welcomed 5 new little ones into the park after her eggs hatched, but one died after getting caught in discarded fishing line! more ›

The Rangers took an unexpected hit when they were en route to their game in Boston on Saturday... by a goose! The Post notes that a goose hit the wing of the team's plane, which caused an emergency landing. According to NJ.com, their Boeing 737 was grounded in White Plains, where they were then split between two small jets and two six-passenger helicopters. All that and they lost the game to the Bruins yesterday afternoon. And geese: you better watch your back (this is the 2nd time this month the bird has made it to the pages of the Post again). more ›

The Humane Society of the United States has weighed in on New York City's—and the Port Authority's—plan to cull/kill/gas 2,000 geese. The city perceives the geese as a threat to airline safety, given that geese took down US Airways Flight 1549 (Mayor Bloomberg reiterated on his radio show, "We're trying to strike a balance. In the safety of flying, the public trumps the rights of the geese"), but the Humane Society says, "The best and most lasting solution to secure the safety of air travelers as well as preserve wildlife is to reduce the attractiveness of airport-vicinity open space to animals such as waterfowl and to limit access to other creatures." more ›