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CBS News
29-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
McCandless community outraged after family of geese run over by driver
Many people in the McCandless community are outraged and speaking out on social media after a family of geese was run over by a driver outside of a shopping center. A witness who captured the moment on camera said she believes the driver did it on purpose. McCandless driver runs over geese Diane Bandy had just left the Target store in McCandless shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday and was delighted to see a mother goose and four goslings in the parking lot. "I just decided to whip out my cell phone and take some footage. And it started off very happy. I was admiring the goslings," Bandy said. The family of geese then waddled onto Blazier Drive. "I witnessed a very cruel, sadistic and malicious act when this Ford Explorer, I could hear him revving up the car, just a second, literally a second later, he plowed into them," Bandy said. Witness calls for answers after geese run over in McCandless Bandy couldn't believe her eyes. "I was just in shock, and I was screaming at the driver. And the driver had his window down. So, you know, he heard me. He just kind of looked around because he heard me shouting at him. He just sped up and left," she said. Bandy said she believes two of the goslings didn't survive, including one that was fatally injured and a second that couldn't be found. "The mother goose and the goslings, the two goslings that were living, stayed around on Blazier Drive, and it caused quite a scene. There were a lot of people who stopped," Bandy said. "Just to see the mother staring at us and retracing her steps, and going back and forth in the parking lot, and circling in the parking lot to try to recover her newborn. I just don't know why anybody wouldn't want to protect the most innocent and voiceless in society." Someone close to the driver told KDKA that the collision with the geese was an accident. She said before the incident happened, other drivers were avoiding the geese and swerving around them. Canada geese are migratory birds and protected under state and federal law. Bandy said she spoke with the McCandless Police Department and gave them all the information she had. She wants to see the driver come forward and charges to be filed against him. "A thorough investigation. I would check the traffic light cameras. ... I would like an admission from him of guilt, actually. But I don't think he's going to admit guilt," Bandy said. "I'm just burning up inside because of the anger I feel for what happened, and it was so preventable. He had plenty of time to see them and slow down, but there was no slowing down or stopping," she said. KDKA reached out to the McCandless police chief and others in the police department to see if they are investigating, but did not hear back on Wednesday. The Pennsylvania Game Commission told KDKA it is checking to see if its agency is investigating.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Uptick in avian flu kills wild geese, puts 3 Sask. farms in quarantine
Testing confirmed avian flu after hundreds of dead geese were found near Lipton, Sask. Three Sask poultry farms are under quarantine because of the virus.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Testing confirms avian flu after hundreds of dead geese found near Lipton, Sask.
Social Sharing Hundreds of dead geese found this spring in fields near Lipton, Sask., 90 kilometres north east of Regina, died from avian influenza, reflecting a provincial uptick in the deadly disease, according to the Ministry of Environment. Tests completed earlier this month confirm the birds died from H5, the highly pathogenic strain of avian flu. Iga Stasiak, a wildlife health specialist with the ministry, said there have been several reports this spring of dead flocks of geese. She said that in some cases, there were hundreds of dead birds reported at sites. "It is actually quite unusual to see this scale of mortality," Stasiak said. "With this recent strain it seems to affect birds more seriously, so we have seen increased mortality in wild bird populations, which is concerning." The number of wild birds dying from avian flu is higher than normal, but hasn't reached 2022 levels, when the virus was new to Canadian bird populations, Stasiak said. 3 farms under quarantine Avian influenza is spread through contact with infected manure, feed and water. It's also transmitted on clothing and vehicles, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Symptoms in birds include lethargy, tremors, gasping for breath and sudden death. The positive avian flu tests in the Lipton area were found in Ross geese, Stasiak said. The CFIA has also detected avian flu in domestic poultry and subsequently placed three farms under quarantine. One of those farms is in the RM of Lipton, near the site where the dead Ross geese were found. That location is listed on the CFIA website as a non-commercial, non-poultry premise. A non-commercial poultry operation in the RM of Colonsay and a third in the RM of Indian Head are also under CFIA quarantine. Poultry industry concerned Michael Kautzman, executive director of the Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan, said avian flu is worrisome and can devastate poultry stock. "Once they've been infected, the virus tends to act very quickly in the birds and it tends to end up killing them … and it does happen very quickly," Kautzman said. "It's pretty stressful on farmers, it's pretty stressful on the industry." Kautzman said his organization has contacted poultry producers to remind them to follow existing bio-security measures to help prevent infection at other sites. Those measures include limiting visitors to farms, and cleaning vehicles, clothing and footwear. "It's something you try and mitigate, but it's never 100 per cent no matter what you do." Kautzman said the CFIA is brought in if birds get sick to try to stop the spread. Stasiak said the strain of avian flu detected in the Lipton-area geese is the same one detected at a British Columbia ostrich farm. Owners of that ostrich farm have been fighting a CFIA order to cull 400 birds after the virus was detected in some of the animals last year. Trent Bollinger, a professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and regional director and pathologist at the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, confirmed there has been an increase in dead birds coming in for avian flu testing and autopsies, but he expects the numbers to start dropping as the migratory season ends. "In Alberta they don't seem to be seeing the same kind of increase in mortalities," he said. "It's probably reflecting different flyways of geese." Bollinger said avian flu is an overwhelming viral infection that attacks birds' tissue. "It's a severe systemic disease. It can cause neurological damage, it can cause respiratory signs it can cause necrosis in liver," he said. "The fear is … the potential for change that will result in transmission and easy spread in other species, including people."
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian dead after being struck by multiple vehicles on I-670
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A pedestrian is dead after being struck by multiple vehicles on Interstate 670 westbound near downtown Columbus on Friday night. At about 11:50 p.m., an adult pedestrian entered the roadway of I-670 westbound from the north side, east of North Fourth Street. Columbus police save family of geese on I-70 The pedestrian was then struck by a minivan containing two adults and thrown into the roadway, before being struck by 'at least' two other vehicles, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at 11:59 p.m. At least one vehicle fled the scene, the department said. Columbus police have initiated an investigation into the incident and asked anyone with any information to contact the department at 614-645-4545 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
15-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Family of geese use Edmonton crosswalk
Edmonton Watch A pair of geese and their goslings used a crosswalk at Whitemud and 75 Street in Edmonton.
