[mvpel]

So because of government regulation prohibiting killing these vile animals, or in the case of New York the Sullivan Act, they need MORE government regulation to control them. Typical.

[lepton]

So because of government regulation prohibiting killing these vile animals,

Part of the problem is the numbers. Another big problem is that due to humans creating year-round habitats for them (as a side-effect), they don't migrate...so geese that would be widelty distributed instead reside in good-sized flocks and never leave.