Officials from the agency 's Wildlife Service eliminated 89 % of the geese that reside within 7 miles of New York 's two major airports after a 2009 incident in which birds flew into the engines of US Airways Flight 1549 , the report said . A slaughter ##ed Canada geese across New York last year . Officials eliminated 89 % of the geese near New York 's two major airports . The number of geese killed in 2010 was up significantly from the previous year .
A slaughter ##ed Canada geese across New York last year . Officials eliminated 89 % of the geese near New York 's two major airports . The number of geese killed in 2010 was up significantly from the previous year .