WildLife ALERT At Lochside Pond

  Please Respect the Wildlife around the Lochside Pond.

  Swans are nesting and do not want distractions from Cats, Dogs, Children, fishermen, and Dogowners/Catowners.

  1 Please do not allow Cats to run free around the pond area. Cats are a distraction and threat to the Swan's Cygnets and other birds. Reminder: There is a Cary leash law that pertains to both Cats and Dogs.

  2 Please keep your dogs away from the swans and other birds. Dogs are a distraction and threat to the swan's Cygnets and other birds.

  3 Please educate your children not to threaten the swans. Undisciplined children are a distraction and threat to the Swan's Cygnets and other birds.

  4 Please refrain from fishing while the swans are raising their Cygnets. Fishermen are a distraction and threat to the Swan's Cygnets and other birds,

  If we act responsibly and comply with the above requests the Swan's will be better able to protect their Cygnet's from other predators such as Turtles, and Hawks.

  Last Summer the Swan's had lost all four of their cygnets in a matter of just three weeks. We personally saw the swans' abandon their cygnets while chasing geese out of the pond. The geese were forced into the water by an insensitive dogowner.

   Thanks for being a "Friend of  Wild Life : FOWL"  ...... 3/31/2009