All sections
DonateE-EditionObituariesNewsLatest StoriesBusinessSportsSemoballHealthArts & EntertainmentPhoto & VideoSports GalleryHistoryFoodFaithEventsRecordsOpinionCommunityFamilyEducationsemoEvents CalendarWorldElections
Shopping
ClassifiedsAuctionsHomesSEMO SearchJobs
Submission Forms
Letter to the EditorPaid Election LetterSubmit Speak OutSubmit a Story or PhotoSubmit ClassifiedDelisting RequestSubmit EventWedding Form
Links
Contact UsSupport GuideNewslettersTerms of ServiceAI Policy
custom ad
NewsJune 17, 2021

Missouri Department of Conservation annual geese roundup

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) rounded up Canada geese at Cape Girardeau County Park and Capaha Park on Thursday to catch, inspect, record, tag and release the animals. Wildlife management biologist at the MDC, Nicole Walker, said they tend to do this roundup every year in June to record data about the animals to monitor their migratory patterns and population numbers, which can effect the hunting season. The department plans to travel throughout the region to do this work. Walker said Cape Girardeau's geese population looks healthy, and they counted a total of 416 in Cape Girardeau.

Sarah Yenesel
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers pick up Canada geese from Cape Girardeau County Park South after herding them into an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers pick up Canada geese from Cape Girardeau County Park South after herding them into an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers pick up Canada geese from an enclosure at Capaha Park before the animals are inspected, tagged and released on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers pick up Canada geese from an enclosure at Capaha Park before the animals are inspected, tagged and released on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employee Roger Frazier, center, reads out loud the tag information on a goose from Capaha Park to MDC employee Sara Turner as she writes it down on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employee Roger Frazier, center, reads out loud the tag information on a goose from Capaha Park to MDC employee Sara Turner as she writes it down on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation volunteer Trent Althen, left, tags a goose at Capaha Park during the annual Goose roundup on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation volunteer Trent Althen, left, tags a goose at Capaha Park during the annual Goose roundup on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Onlookers Jeremy West, Serenity Massie and Taberah Massie, back from left, react to a goose releasing excrement on Missouri Department of Conservation employee Matt Bowyer, front right, at Capaha Park during the MDC's annual goose roundup on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Onlookers Jeremy West, Serenity Massie and Taberah Massie, back from left, react to a goose releasing excrement on Missouri Department of Conservation employee Matt Bowyer, front right, at Capaha Park during the MDC's annual goose roundup on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employee Keith Cordell, left, watches a goose run off after inspecting and tagging the animal at Capaha Park on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employee Keith Cordell, left, watches a goose run off after inspecting and tagging the animal at Capaha Park on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of conservation employees and volunteers pick up Canada geese from Cape Girardeau County Park South after herding them into an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of conservation employees and volunteers pick up Canada geese from Cape Girardeau County Park South after herding them into an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
A Missouri Department of Conservation employee gives fellow employee Matt Bowyer, right, an adult goose while Bowyer hands him a juvenile goose that he counted at Cape Girardeau County Park South Thursday, June 17, 2021.
A Missouri Department of Conservation employee gives fellow employee Matt Bowyer, right, an adult goose while Bowyer hands him a juvenile goose that he counted at Cape Girardeau County Park South Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Trent Althen releases a goose after inspecting the animal and tagging it as part of the Missouri Department of Conservation's annual Canada geese roundup at Cape Girardeau County Park South on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Trent Althen releases a goose after inspecting the animal and tagging it as part of the Missouri Department of Conservation's annual Canada geese roundup at Cape Girardeau County Park South on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Geese and a few ducks are herded out of the pond with a remote controlled boat (not pictured) and closer to an enclosure at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Geese and a few ducks are herded out of the pond with a remote controlled boat (not pictured) and closer to an enclosure at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers surround Canada geese at Capaha Park to herd them into an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers surround Canada geese at Capaha Park to herd them into an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers surround Canada geese at Capaha Park as the enter an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers surround Canada geese at Capaha Park as the enter an enclosure so they can soon be tagged and counted on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers begin to pick up Canada geese at Capaha Park as they try to escape the enclosure on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employees and volunteers begin to pick up Canada geese at Capaha Park as they try to escape the enclosure on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employee Keith Cordell, center, assists a curious youngster in releasing the captured goose after inspecting and tagging the animal at Capaha Park on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Missouri Department of Conservation employee Keith Cordell, center, assists a curious youngster in releasing the captured goose after inspecting and tagging the animal at Capaha Park on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) rounded up Canada geese at Cape Girardeau County Park and Capaha Park on Thursday to catch, inspect, record, tag and release the animals. Wildlife management biologist at the MDC, Nicole Walker, said they tend to do this roundup every year in June to record data about the animals to monitor their migratory patterns and population numbers, which can effect the hunting season. The department plans to travel throughout the region to do this work. Walker said Cape Girardeau's geese population looks healthy, and they counted a total of 416 in Cape Girardeau.

Story Tags
Local News
Advertisement
Related
NewsDec. 12
Cape Girardeau man found not guilty of second-degree murder
NewsDec. 12
Two Cape Girardeau men arrested in connection to armed robbe...
NewsDec. 12
Former Postal worker pleads guilty to embezzlement of mail
NewsDec. 11
Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 12-12-24

Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:

For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.

Related
Cape Girardeau lifts boil water advisory after clean test results
NewsDec. 11
Cape Girardeau lifts boil water advisory after clean test results
Road work: Two sections of Route N in Cape County to close for drainage work
NewsDec. 10
Road work: Two sections of Route N in Cape County to close for drainage work
T. Robin Cole, The Rite Group win industry award at Beverly Hills gala
NewsDec. 10
T. Robin Cole, The Rite Group win industry award at Beverly Hills gala
Main break near water plant affects thousands in Cape; pipe repaired but boil advisory still in effect
NewsDec. 10
Main break near water plant affects thousands in Cape; pipe repaired but boil advisory still in effect
Judge denies temporary restraining order in Drury case against mall developers
NewsDec. 10
Judge denies temporary restraining order in Drury case against mall developers
Former Cape City Councilman Rhett Pierce granted extension to file pre-trial motions in federal case
NewsDec. 10
Former Cape City Councilman Rhett Pierce granted extension to file pre-trial motions in federal case
Cape Girardeau citywide boil advisory remains in effect as main is repaired
NewsDec. 9
Cape Girardeau citywide boil advisory remains in effect as main is repaired
Missouri's Smith reappointed to lead House Ways and Means Committee
NewsDec. 9
Missouri's Smith reappointed to lead House Ways and Means Committee
Advertisement
Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!
image
Shopping
Links
Submission Forms
© 2024 rustmedia
SitemapTermsPrivacy