The geese, likely a local flock, mistakenly landed on the Los Angeles Natural History Museums’ sticky asphalt and were trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits.

In a birds-eye view, the Lake Pit at La Brea Tar Pits appears to be a refreshing body of water in the middle of the developed Los Angeles cityscape. But it became a death trap for a flock of 15 Can… ...

Part of a flock of Canada Geese that landed in sticky asphalt at La Brea Tar Pits last month died and others suffered serious injuries, a wildlife rescue group announced Tuesday.

13 of a flock of 15 wild geese died after accidentally landing in the goo at La Brea Tar Pits. The flock landed in the scorching hot pits in late July, with only two of 15 surviving the incident.

Loess Bluff National Wildlife Refuge shared video of the geese landing on frozen wetlands in northwest Missouri, a sign of warming temperatures after a brutal stretch of cold.

One of the flock of Canada Geese, that mistakenly landed in the sticky goo at La Brea Tar Pits, suffering serious injuries and deaths on July 31st is now on the mend.