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Gone geese. Take gander at all those geese! To control the goose population, 1,200 honkers are being rounded up on Centre Island by Ministry of Natura(...)

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Gone geese. Take gander at all those geese! To control the goose population, 1,200 honkers are being rounded up on Centre Island by Ministry of Natura(...)

Date6/30/1983

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Bock, Tony (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Gone geese. Take gander at all those geese! To control the goose population; 1;200 honkers are being rounded up on Centre Island by Ministry of Natural Resources workers such as Jules Boulanger and shipped off to distant lands - for their own good. This batch of 350 is bound for North Carolina; while 800 others will go to bird sanctuaries in Oklahoma. Don't forget to write!

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004012F

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