HOA votes to euthanize hundreds of federally protected geese in neighborhood

An Alabama homeowners' association board voted to euthanize hundreds of federally protected Canada geese in the Edgewater neighborhood due to concerns over public health and safety, despite resident opposition and calls for non-lethal solutions. The geese, protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, were previously culled in 2020, but the HOA claims the population has rebounded, and it has not yet filed for a new USDA permit to legally kill the birds.