The art of herding geese — and why Vermont does it every year at Dead Creek — Waterbury Roundabout

The art of herding geese — and why Vermont does it every year at Dead Creek — Waterbury Roundabout

July 21, 2025 | By Maeve Fairfax | Community News Service Volunteers and biologists, including Wildlife Management Program Manager David Sausville, look at the geese they trapped on July 2. Photo by Maeve Fairfax ADDISON — A circle of volunteers appeared from the brush beside a field and slowly converged on a gaggle of Canada geese. They herded them into an enclosure, and the few birds that escaped the roundup were retrieved one by one. Canada …