We saw a goose with fishing line wrapped around its leg at the Bell canyon reservoir in Utah. From the looks of it, the line had been there a long time and was severely debilitating. It had been cutting into the leg tissue pretty much to the bone.
Anyway this goose and its mate came right up to us. Maybe they were looking for help. With help from some other folks nearby, we managed to lure the geese onto the shore. I then grabbed the injured goose with my jacket and covered his head with another jacket. The rest is what we caught on camera. We weren't really expecting to take video of anything so that's why you don't see much after the release.
I hope that our brief intervention helped make it possible to heal this goose's leg so that he can walk on it again.
I guess it's a testament to the fact that we should all be conscious of how we as humans effect out environment and our fellow animal friends. We gotta remember to clean up after ourselves in nature. That loose tackle is nasty stuff, let's clean it up if we can!
