Gaggle of Cambridge University students criticise geese-cull plans
by Rebecca Ratcliffe from Environment | The Guardian on (#2FHBX)
Rapidly growing Canada goose population is health hazard but quarter of King's students sign petition to spare the birds
It's been an exasperating week for Philip Isaac, domus bursar at King's College, Cambridge University. It all started with an impassioned letter from students which, invoking the words of Gandhi, called for the peaceful coexistence of scholars and geese. It was only a matter of time before the press got wind of the petition. Journalists flocked to cover the story of the college that's murdering its wildlife.
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