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Manhattan Beach to study and pilot goose‑control measures at Polliwog Park after residents complain about sanitation
Summary
Council asked staff to evaluate a mix of nonlethal measures—education/signs, a feeding prohibition ordinance, limited fencing and trials of hazing (green lasers) and repellents—to reduce goose feces at Polliwog Park and return cost estimates; egg addling (population control) was deferred for now.
City public‑works staff and a contracted biologist presented a sanitation and goose‑management plan for Polliwog Park focused on reducing health and maintenance problems caused by large numbers of resident Canada geese.
Field operations manager Sean Roberts and biologist Robert Hamilton told council geese can consume pounds of grass daily and produce significant fecal loads that pose bacterial and aesthetic…
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