Following public outcry over social media, Kamehameha Schools said the ducks and geese on a parcel of land it owns in Enchanted Lake in Kailua will no longer be removed.

“We’ve taken steps to hold off on any removal activities going forward,” said Kamehameha Schools spokeswoman Liz Ahana Tuesday.

Instead, Ahana said, Kamehameha Schools would be working with the community to find new homes for the waterfowl. She said no ducks or geese were harmed or removed during the week.

On Facebook, members of community group MyKailua responded with panic and dismay to an anonymous post Tuesday claiming that an exterminator had been sent “to kill all the ducks and geese on Enchanted Lake.” The post said an exterminator arrived on Monday to do the job but was stopped by a concerned resident.

Many families stop by the approximately 2-acre parcel, near Akipohe Street, to feed the ducks and geese on the other side of a chain-link fence. A handwritten sign on the fence informs the public that it is illegal to dump chickens or other animals at the site, and provides a phone number for someone to pick them up for free instead.

Ahana said Kamehameha Schools had received complaints about safety issues at the property and was taking steps to address them by removing non-native ducks, geese and chickens. She said the lake is home to native birds that are affected by the nonnative fowl, but that community members have expressed an interest in helping to find new homes for nonnative birds.