Hey folks, it's curious city reporter Monica A.

And I recently went out to lush green Washington Park on the south side.

I met up with question ask her Victoria Long because she wanted to show me these huge flocks of geese that were spread out all over the park.

Sometimes you have to clap your hands to get them to move, but they are so used to people.

And I still notice people coming out to feed them, which they really don't need.

She told me that since the pandemic, she's been taking a lot of walks out here.

I walked a lot on the north end of Washington Park. It has a great path around it. And there was always lots of geese.

And I was always wondering, you know, what a mess they made, because if you're walking on the paths...

We walked around.

I got goose poop all over my shoes, and she asked.

Is there any plan to manage the numbers?

They seem like they've overridden both the north and the south sections of Washington Park

and from what I hear, other parks in the city.

Victoria's right.

The goose population has exploded in Chicago and other Midwestern cities in recent decades.

They're a lot more spread out now than they normally are.

But they're more than just a nuisance.

They're creating some serious problems.

You know, there's so many of them.

So why is that?

And what can be done about it?

We must have some plan in place.

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