Why not use non-lethal techniques to solve the problem?
Agencies have looked closely at the non-lethal options available and have found them insufficient for several reasons. First, the impacted area is huge- the 1,200 miles of affected west Hudson Bay Coastline alone is about the length of the California and Texas coastlines combined. In addition, the affected area is remote, difficult to access, subject to inclement weather, and shared by polar bears. Traditional non-lethal techniques such as harassment and disturbance would require repeated and nearly continual application to keep geese out of target areas. Getting people, dogs, and machinery into these locations to create such disturbances would be difficult, expensive, and dangerous. Use of more mobile disturbance techniques such as aircraft is cost-prohibitive on the large scale of landscape that needs protection. In addition, once geese have established nests, they are relatively unaffected by aircraft disturbance. A vast fleet of aircraft, pilots, and support equipment would be need
