Local residents have been left devastated after one of a pair of white geese, that had ‘adopted’ the Beach Road area of Bangor as their home for the last four years, was found dead on Sunday.
The geese were frequently seen in and around Hirael Bay, by Bangor Pier and Port Penrhyn and their presence has been enjoyed by many over the last few years.
The body of the white goose was found with a bloodied head about 4pm on Sunday 28/01/18 with no other signs of injury and the fears are that it died as the result of cruelty.
Mitchell Bradley-Williams, from Maesgeirchen, who found the goose said: “The body was found in a place that the birds do not go and there was grass in its beak. I am hoping that it is something else, even if it turns out it was attacked by another animal but my instincts say otherwise. There are no signs damage to the body other than blood in its mouth and start looks like a blunt injury to the head.”
North Wales Police were informed about the incident and the Rural Crimes team took the body for examination, they have since confirmed that the goose was not shot or poisoned and that it had died due to trauma.
The remaining goose is now missing his partner and in a lot of stress, it appears very distressed and constantly calling for his mate. Geese are very loyal and mate for life. When a goose’s mate dies, the other bird will mourn in seclusion. The lonely goose on Beach road is grieving for a lost mate and could be heard crying out for many hours.
A meeting has now been arranged on beach road Sunday 4/2/18 at 12pm for people who loved going down to feed the geese in the area. More details of the meeting on Sunday can be found at the Facebook events page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/776459412549403/
