… If it comes to eradicating geese or a goose hitting an aircraft with 150 people, the goose has got to go.
Birds are bad about listening to air traffic controllers, so officials at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport are exploring options for discouraging Canada geese from Lovell Field, where they could interfere with planes that are taking off or landing.
A certified biologist recommended recently that the airport consider eradicating the Canada geese that occasionally gather at the airport, but killing geese would be a last resort, airport officials say.
“I don’t want to eradicate things,” said airport President Terry Hart. “Right now we’re taking steps to make it less friendly for them to be here.”
For now, the airport is shooting off loud blanks to scatter geese that congregate near runways.