"We are in it for the long run because the enemies of our environment are in it for the long run," said Robert J. La Tremouille, who said he and the others plan to hand out fliers every night for the next few days.
As commuters drove home at the end of the day, some of them honked to show their support for white geese that live along the Charles River.
Wellons said she believes the change has already harmed the geese.
"The MDC counted 88 [geese] last summer," Wellons said. "We consistently count 74, so I'd like to know what happened to the intervening 14."
Reen Littlebrook, who said he has fed the geese almost every day for the past five years, said the birds are "somewhat confused" this nesting season, given the changes to their surroundings.
"They're just like us," he said. "Some of them are very gregarious. Some of them are mean."
"I was raised with geese," added Littlebrook, who is a member of the Lakota nation from Montana. "They are precious birds."
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