Boston has some of the nicest parks in the nation and the City Council wants to clean it up — by keeping out some unwanted gthat leave too much behind.
Canada geese (鹅) have taken over Boston area parks, golf courses and waters, and they've ba sign as the actual landmark at which they reside. However, it's not because of the bird i, but the poop(污物0left behind that has become a problem.
"The droppings are eand it is a problem," one local said.
The City Council is looking to find a way to d out the geese. Over the years, the numbers have gone up due in large part to a lack of natural predators(捕食者). But for every bird, a lot of poop is lbehind.
One of these birds eat four pounds of grass a day and leaves behind three pounds of w per day.
Annissa Essaibi-George said the city has a responsibility to care for its parks, w a quarter of a billion dollars is invested(投资).
"It's destroying our parks and we need to take that investment that we've made in our parks s," Essaibi-George said.
The issue(议题) will be d at a meeting where the City Council experts public input and expert advice on how best to solve the poop problem.
