SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls officials are using fireworks and cannons to scare geese away from the city's airport.
The city's animal control officers say they usually see thousands of geese migrate into the city as ponds freeze. As many as 7,000 geese can congregate by open water in the city at a time, they say.
The city needs to keep the air space around the airport and surrounding areas clear of geese and have taken to firing off pyrotechnics and propane cannons to scare them away. Animal Control Supervisor Julie DeJong told KELO-TV the cannons fire air and are environmentally friendly.
She said her staff uses the fireworks and cannons only during the daytime when planes are in the air. She said geese typically sit still on the ground at night. .
