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  • Structures near airports increase risk of airplane-goose collisions

    Nov 21, 2019 10:00 am by Diana YatesResearch
    geese atop a Chicago area rooftop. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • geese atop a Chicago area rooftop. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Researchers found that – in colder months, at least – some geese are hanging out on rooftops, in a rail yard and in a canal close to Midway Airport’s runways, increasing the danger of goose-plane collisions.