Wagga City Council look for new homes for geese of Wollundry Lagoon

Wagga City Council is searching for people interested in taking on a new pet in an attempt to reduce numbers down to a less intimidating size.

There are up to 20 geese found waddling around the lagoon, and onto the nearby streets, but the council plans to leave about three behind before the gaggle takes over the entire site.

Acting commercial operations director Henry Pavitt said the lagoon is overrun with geese at the moment which is creating numerous problems for the area.

The geese and ducks of Wollundry Lagoon are notorious for bringing Forsyth Street traffic to a halt as they cross the road in search of food.

"They do run the place down there and block traffic at times, which is becoming a bit dangerous with the numbers that we have," Mr Pavitt said.

"They do cause quite a bit of damage [around the lagoon] when there are quite a few of them down there.

"People find them a bit intimidating when there is a big group suddenly swamping them."

Mr Pavitt said it was decided to gauge interest from the community, who might want to open their backyards to a goose or two.

It is not the first time the council has rehoused the lagoon's geese, said Mr Pavitt, who added that they make "quite a good watchdog" for their new owners and are great at keeping the grass short and weeding.

"If people are going to adopt them, we want them to clip their wings and create an environment where they won't find their way back to the lagoon," he said. "The new home needs good, ready access to water."

Mr Pavitt said there has been a lot of interest so far. He said expressions of interests close on Friday.

In the meantime, he reminds people to stop feeding the wildlife on the adjacent side of the lagoon.

"We want to keep them down at the lagoon space so the ones left behind will stay at the lagoon rather than cross roads and chase food elsewhere," he said.