# Has a crime been committed here? A case of goose theft.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-crime-been-committed-here-a-case-of-goose-theft/842758 "2019-10-31T12:39:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-crime-been-committed-here-a-case-of-goose-theft/842758/61 "2019-11-05T02:32:58Z")

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I used to visit a bird sanctuary in New Jersey back before significant numbers of Canada geese became non-migratory, and it was kind of a wondrous sight in the autumn to see a field covered with a flock of geese having a rest stop on their trip south.

Yes, they pooped all over the field and were aggressive if you got too close to them, but it was a once-a-year thing and within a few weeks they were all gone. Now that Canada geese have basically become large aquatic-terrestrial pigeons in many urban environments, their aura of free-roving wilderness charm has largely dissipated.

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