More birds at Combers Beach, survey finds
Early results from a pilot dog ban at a beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve show it’s working to protect vulnerable migrating shorebirds, says Parks Canada.
Dogs are not allowed on Combers Beach between Sandhill Creek and Green Point Rocks in order to reduce disruption to migrating shorebirds that stop on the shores of Pacific Rim beaches in the hundreds of thousands every year to feed and gather energy for their long journeys. But Parks Canada said beach monitoring shows only 48 per cent of visitors kept their dogs on leash this spring, down from 61 per cent in the spring of 2021.
“The presence of dogs can also contribute to the habituation of wildlife such as wolves who frequent beaches to access coastal food sources.”
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