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Nguyen's team plans to extend this research beyond coastal regions and is collaborating with other campus researchers to study the spread of pathogens from Canada goose feces in Illinois.

As well as competing with native species, Canada geese can spread diseases including avian flu that could affect human and animal health.

County, Fisher said, Canada geese have laid claim to several parks and golf courses where they have lots of water and grass — sustenance.

Los Angeles is home to migratory and local flocks of Canada geese, but Skoglund said its unknown which flock the birds belonged to.

Two Canada geese are recovering from serious burns after a flock of about 15 landed in the La Brea Tar Pits in late July.