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Geese Control
The City of Orillia has implemented a Canada goose management program to help maintain our commitment to a healthy balance between wildlife and people in our community. Canada goose populations have been steadily on the rise across Ontario as well as the issues associated with them
Please Don't Feed the Birds!
The City is working to improve beach water quality and our waterfront parks. You can help by not feeding birds, ducks, geese, gulls or swans. Here's why:
- Bird poop can be a potential health hazard
- Feeding can attract many birds, resulting in large amounts of bird poop in the grass, sand and water
- Birds that are fed food scraps lose their fear of humans and become aggressive
- Birds that eat food scraps do not get all the nutrients found in their natural diet. As a result, they may be less healthy and become dependent on people.
- Most birds fly south in the winter to find other sources of food. Feeding birds may encourage them to stay here longer and rely on human food to survive.
Geese Management Program
The City currently undertakes a number of federally-approved and humane Canada goose prevention methods, including:
- Dog patrol
These dogs are exempt from the Animal Control by-law as services are contracted with the City. - Avian dissuader laser light
- Avian distress call
- Marine and shoreline control
- Pyro technics
- Egg and nest depredation
Effectiveness
The program helps control the population in Various parks and beaches in Orillia.
- Tudhope Park & Moose Beach
- Couchiching Park and Beach
- Leacock Museum
As geese change their seasonal behaviour characteristics, the professional services of the contractor anticipate and respond to these changes ensuring the objectives of the program are continuously maintained. Since the programs inception in 2019, recorded shows a decrease of more than 50% Canada goose presence in our controlled areas.
The City encourages stakeholder participation in the overall program and if you are seeking professional, effective and humane management of Canada geese the contractor can be reached at :
Municipal Wildlife Control Services 1-888-557-5855 or info@wildlifeteam.ca
