Update: March 9, 2021
The S Golf Club at Rancho Mirage in Rancho Mirage, California has agreed to abandon all plans to kill coots! Fortunately, management is committed to working with city officials to expand non-lethal measures to keep birds away from the area. Deadly methods do not control wild populations and only lead to an endless cycle of killing, so this compassionate decision will save countless lives.
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Original message:
S at Rancho Mirage, a golf club in Rancho Mirage, California, reportedly hired a contractor to remove bald people from its property. The disturbing footage below – allegedly filmed at the site on March 4 – shows gunmen firing at waterfowl and standing indifferently as one coot was shot from the sky and splashing into the lake below, where a distraught wounded bird struggled to stay on. I float among the corpses of my fallen flock comrades.
Not only is killing brutal, it also does not work to control wild populations – in fact, lethal methods cause survivors and inevitable recruits to multiply at an accelerated rate, which simply provides re-enactment for those who make their living by bloodshed. S at Rancho Mirage should already know about this, as, apparently, American simpletons have been killing him for years.
This species can be effectively and humanely kept out of areas where they are not needed by allowing grass and shrubs to grow or by installing fences along the banks, installing floating flashers or alligator images on ponds, using repellents such as GooseBuster, or by spraying grapes. – scented lawn repellents. A strict ban on feeding wild animals must also be respected.