Waterloo Students Trapped Inside Their Houses by Aggressive Geese

A bunch of college kids in Waterloo were trapped in a house for days because two angry geese had taken over their street.

A Feathery Nightmare Unfolds

Students in Waterloo, Ontario, are facing an unexpected menace outside their front door: a pair of aggressively protective Canada geese. The chaos, captured on doorbell camera footage and shared on TikTok by Wilfrid Laurier University student Jory Harris, shows her and her roommates sprinting for safety as an angry goose takes flight toward them.

"We can't even leave our house. He's so angry," Harris said. "There's now a nest there, and we just don’t know what to do anymore."

What began as a casual observation of two geese on their lawn quickly escalated into full-blown territorial warfare. Despite their initial assumption that the birds would find a more suitable nesting spot, the geese decided their front yard was the perfect place to settle down. Now, the students are trapped in a daily battle just to come and go from their home.

The Great Goose Heist: Croissants Take Flight

One of the most viral moments from Harris’s video shows a friend carrying a large box of croissants from Costco—until he’s forced to abandon his pastries when a goose charges.

"The croissants were flying, and then the geese started eating them," Harris recounted.

To cope with their unwanted guests, Harris and her roommates have taken to sneaking out the side door to avoid confrontation. They've even started using their Ring camera footage for entertainment, watching as unsuspecting pedestrians fall victim to the aggressive birds.

"One girl fell into a bush," Harris laughed. "They all fall and just get right back up and keep running."

A Seasonal Struggle: Why Geese Get Aggressive

The Guelph Humane Society recently issued guidelines for dealing with geese during nesting season, advising residents to keep their distance, leash their dogs, and wait it out. Since Canada geese are protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, moving a nest is illegal.

"Geese follow their instincts each spring," said Lisa Veit, the humane society’s executive director. "It’s a reminder that nature is all around us, even in urban spaces."

For Harris and her roommates, however, that reminder is coming with wings, hissing, and a whole lot of panic.

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