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a Wild goose chase with a happy ending 

Vulnerable Goose...

Two days ago we were called out to Mercia Marina near Willington regarding a Canada goose that seemed to be partially blind. Residents were feeding her as she was being bullied by the other geese and also swans, however on Tuesday evening they became concerned for her welfare when a visiting member of the public decided to kick her, full force into the water. This upset many residents who them decided to call is for help.

When we arrived, the goose was obviously very nervous of people after her experience and took to the water quickly. Once she was in the water we noticed she was swimming around in circles and it was evident she could only see out of her left eye. We threw her some bread which she ate then we made a plan on how to capture her. 

The Rescued Goose

As she was blind in her right eye, we decided to use this to our advantage. We coaxed her out of the water and further onto land with bread. We then approached her from her right side and, before she had time to process what was going on, we managed to grab her. She put up a fight but then gave in.

We took her back to the sanctuary and put her into a paddock with other geese. She should settle into the group and then she will be offered full roam of the main field and pond area.

Goose at the Sanctuary 

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