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Round-up time on the Islands. An unusual round-up takes place today on the Toronto Islands - herding 150 of this year's young Canada geese. Directed b(...)
Round-up time on the Islands. An unusual round-up takes place today on the Toronto Islands - herding 150 of this year's young Canada geese. Directed b(...)

Round-up time on the Islands. An unusual round-up takes place today on the Toronto Islands - herding 150 of this year's young Canada geese. Directed b(...)

Date6/29/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Round-up time on the Islands. An unusual round-up takes place today on the Toronto Islands - herding 150 of this year's young Canada geese. Directed by conservation officer Ken Faulkner of Ontario Department of Natural Resources; Students at Island science school surround the geese and corral them gently. The birds will be shipped around Ontario.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114866F
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