this is the stupidest thing that I have ever read! Of course they are going to harrass you if you or a child runs after them. I would also be defensive if someone ran after me. They do not attack you unless they have a initiative. Yes, they do poop but i hardly believe that people "slip" on it. Come on! Killing the geese by aborting the eggs is not humane. People need to stop and enjoy the nature of all the wonderful species that we have in this world. If you cant have a picnic..move to another location and leave the poor geese alone.

not to be too much of a snob, but i do believe that the correct common name for the species is "Canada geese", not Canadian geese. It's somewhat of a pet peeve of mine.

I think a good way to prevent the problems associated with Canada geese in our parks is to rid our society of its absurd preoccupation with the perfect lawn. Lawns like those we Americans drool over are quite unnatural, and they do little good for the prevention of runoff into sewers, which then ends up in our waters, causes algal blooms, which then die, sink to the bottom and decompose, depleting oxygen and causing fish kills. Without artificially manicured lawns, geese would hang around less, poop a lot less, and our water would be cleaner.