Please Don’t Feed Waterfowl!
Help keep our beaches open!
You can help improve our waterfront by not feeding the geese, gulls and ducks. Waterfowl poop contains bacteria that can be a health hazard and causes our beaches to be closed.
To learn more about the connection between the e.coli found at the beaches and waterfowl, click here.
BARC has launched a ‘Don’t Feed Waterfowl’ campaign to educate people on the health and environmental effects of feeding the geese and gulls along our waterfront.
- Waterfowl poop can be a
health hazard.
- Feeding can attract
many birds resulting in
excessive bird poop in
the sand and water.
- Excessive bird poop is
bad for water quality and
contributes to our
beaches being closed
for swimming.
- Waterfowl that eat bread or
scraps do not get
their natural nutrients. They
may be less healthy and
become dependent on
people.
- Waterfowl that are fed food
scraps lose their fear of
humans and can
become aggressive.
- Feeding waterfowl is
unhealthy for them
and for us!
- Feeding waterfowls = no
swimming at the beaches!
Look for our ads on the Hamilton Waterfront Trolley, in the Hamilton Waterfront brochure and at waterfront events this summer.
We’re working together to clean up Hamilton Harbour, our watershed and beaches.
Please do your part: Don’t Feed Waterfowl!
Sponsors
This project is generously supported by the following organizations:
 
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