RSS
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
These are two e-mails I received at work a while ago but I thought I'd share them with you for your entertainment. I risk my life EVERY DAY and walk around these things! :evil:
Re: Canadian Geese Nesting
Spring is upon us and our waterfowl friends have again taken up residence for the 2008 season. It is very important for your personal safety that you understand some basic habits of this particular species during the nesting season; we have discovered the first nests of the spring this week. Never, never, feed these animals; they live more than abundantly on the fine turf at our facility. Geese (particularly ganders) become extremely aggressive during the nesting season. The female will begin laying eggs from mid March to early April; it is the female you will see tending the nest. The gander will normally be in the area and no more than 20 yards off. You must be alert and aware when walking to and from the building; the gander will attack you if it believes you are too close to the nesting female or pose a threat. This attack can come from any direction so take notice of any geese in the area that you see while walking.
The facilities maintenance staff, as in years past, will make every effort to limit any human-goose conflict situations by all legal means at our disposal, following are a few tips should you be confronted with an aggressive goose:
1) Maintain direct eye contact with the animal and face toward it.
2) If the goose acts aggressively calmly and slowly back away.
3) Maintain a neutral demeanor, do not act hostile or show fear.
4) Never turn you back to an aggressive goose.
5) If a goose flies toward your face duck and move at a right angle to the direction of flight while maintaining your front toward the goose.
and this one...
Yes, we are serious. The geese are nesting -- and attacking. We've had 8 attacks in the last two days. We are erecting barricades in the areas we already know have nests, so steer clear of those areas. If you stumble upon any other nests, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can set up additional barricades.
The entire enterprise has been copied on this email because many of the attacks have occurred in the vicinity of the visitors' parking lot by the cut-through sidewalk.
Please use caution, everyone!
Launched in August 2010, TheMetropreneur.com is a local online resource devoted to small business development and entrepreneurship. Its aim is to tell the stories of Central Ohio's business community, foster regional economic development and assist entrepreneurs with its resource-heavy focus.