US EditionPopular Beach Covered in ‘Shocking Amount of Poop’ Every Day: ‘You Have to Watch Your Every Step’
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Popular beach covered in ‘shocking amount of poop’ every day: ‘You have to watch your every step’
Hietsu Beach in Helsinki, Finland, has been overrun by thousands of barnacle geese, which are dropping massive loads of poop along the shoreline, leaving officials scrambling to clean up the repugnant mess.
They leave a lot of them around, which makes it difficult to go to the beach and do outdoor activities: a solution has not yet been found
Although tourists, for example, may be surprised by the amount of goose poop, the problem in Helsinki is not new.
A flock of barnacle geese has brought traffic to a standstill on a street in Helsinki, the Finnish capital. These birds are ubiquitous in the city during the summer months. Finns, trying to enjoy beaches and parks during the short summer months, are annoyed by the hordes of geese and the waste they leave behind. The New York Times reports that the geese population is increasing rapidly, especially in the capital, making park cleanup more expensi…
White-fronted geese are on the list of protected species under the EU Birds Directive. The white-fronted geese, which are causing problems in Helsinki, have crossed the news threshold as far as the United States. The New York Times reports that Finns are desperately looking for solutions to the problem of goose droppings that plague the short and precious summers of the Nordic region.
Submitter: the Summer's Poop Inferno Is Irritating - What Is the Municipality Doing About the Geese?
Anyone can see that the number of geese is a problem when walking, for example, on beaches and grassy areas. Piles of feces are everywhere. It is not only a problem because it is unpleasant, but also because it contains coli bacteria.
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