Archive for the 'Fake Animals to Scare Real Animals' Category

Apr 17

PETA Approves of ESPN’s Geese Solution

ESPN, Fake Animals to Scare Real Animals TheBigLead 36 Comments »

Geese are noisy, tend to poop a lot, and are for the most part, nuisances. The folks in Bristol are so annoyed with the geese, that they have taken extreme measures to combat the war that is being waged between bird and human: fake coyotes. Peta’s reaction? Zesty cheer, a golf clap, and an award. Yes, really. Full press release after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 04

ESPN Solves It’s Geese Problem: Decoy Coyotes

ESPN, Fake Animals to Scare Real Animals TheBigLead 37 Comments »

ESPN’s Bristol campus is being overtaken by geese! The solution, conveyed to everyone in Bristol this morning via email (below) are decoy coyotes. (Seriously. That’s not a joke.) Because a Chris Berman scarecrow just wouldn’t do the trick.

In our ongoing effort to discourage geese from nesting on campus three decoy coyotes will be placed in areas near the ponds by the Ronzo Road Main Gate and at the Pavilion. For maximum effectiveness we will move the decoys to different locations from time to time. Please be aware that they will be visible from sidewalks and are quite life-like. This effort, along with the use of low fencing and strobe lights will continue as we attempt to move the geese to a safer environment.

Strobe lights? Decoy coyotes? Fierce geese? An ungodly amount of chain restaurants? Bristol’s totally the new Area 51.