The aggressive geese have been chasing children and small pets, the city says. The birds are also leaving behind a foul mess for parkgoers.
Lake has had its problems over the years, especially with homeless encampments. But now there's another issue - geese.The city reports there's about 200 birds in the park, and they've been chasing children, dogs and leaving a mess.
"This past summer, the numbers were greater than 200. I walk around the lake every day and I've watched them increase," said Thomas DeBoe, a longtime Echo Park resident who noticed the recent growth of the goose population here. During mating season, the geese can get louder and more aggressive. But regardless what time of year it is, a goose has to do what a goose needs to do - several times a day.
"They just keep coming and kept coming and kept coming, and with the geese came the poop," DeBoe said. Echo Park's last few years have been challenging. Homeless encampments had swallowed up a large chunk of the park. That was then followed by a period of ugly fencing.
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