Friend! Part Deux

What is below came across my wire courtesy of The General. My favorite part would, of course, be the practical advice given about how to respond to a Goose attack, which sounds oddly similar to how to respond to a Bear attack. This is a little bird-hate shout-out.

Within the last week or so we have had reports of geese on the property attacking people as they leave or enter the building.  As a reminder we are  requesting the wildlife on site no longer be fed by ANYONE.

Geese have adapted to the ponds and maintained lawns in our area which has unfortunately placed employees and geese in close proximity to one another.  This is especially apparent now (the spring season) when geese are aggressively defending their nesting territories. 

When fed by humans, geese tend to lose their natural fear of people.  This lack of fear often leads to more violent attacks during the spring season.  In addition, when geese lose their fear they begin to nest close to areas that people frequent such as buildings, flower beds, parking lots, etc which has occurred on our site. 

In order to prevent anymore attacks to employees everyone MUST STOP FEEDING geese ASAP.  This request is being made to safeguard the health and safety of everyone located at the West mark campus.

WHAT TO DO IF A GOOSE ATTACKS

• Maintain direct eye contact and keep your chest and face pointed at the goose
• If the goose acts aggressively, calmly and slowly back away, watching for obstacles
• Maintain a neutral demeanor, try not to act hostile or show fear

We appreciate everyone’s cooperation as we try to deter the geese from the property.

 Be safe out there,


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