A commissioner with the Vancouver Park Board wants to ban balloons in the citysa国际传媒檚 parks.

Stuart Mackinnonsa国际传媒檚 motion cites the burden of latex and plastic balloons on Vancouversa国际传媒檚 landfills and beaches.

sa国际传媒淎nimals both on land and in the oceans frequently misidentify deflated balloons as sources of food,sa国际传媒� the motion, posted online, reads.

sa国际传媒淏irds and dolphins, are attracted to bright colours and shiny objects, and end up mistakenly ingesting balloonssa国际传媒� [and] the strings or ribbons attached to them are just as harmful. Birds often get entangled, and, once unable to fly, face certain death.sa国际传媒�

The motion also expresses concern for kids, saying one study out of the U.S. suggests balloons cause more childhood deaths than any other toy.

The board is set to consider the motion at Monday nightsa国际传媒檚 park board meeting.