Wild goose chase: Squamish community raises funds to capture arrow-struck bird

Community members in Squamish have raised funds, hoping to save a Canada goose who was reportedly shot with an arrow four months ago.

According to a GoFundMe page, ‘Wilson’ the Canada goose flew to Squamish two months ago, after being “shot in the rump” with a 33 inch arrow in Sechelt.

“He has now developed quite a limp, but is still fast and smart enough to escape our rescue,” fundraisers said.

Funds from the page will benefit the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC (WRA) in order to buy a net gun and accessories to capture Wilson.

“We have tried every tool in Wildlife Rescue’s tool box to no avail, a net gun is the only way we are going to catch him. The net gun would also come in very handy for catching injured birds, Great Blue Herons, and a variety of other small animals in the future,” fundraisers explained.

Within a day of its creation, the GoFundMe page exceeded its goal of $2,000.