Brandon officials won’t take ‘offensive action’ against wild turkeys, despite complaints
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This article was published 27/04/2016 (2914 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Police are advising residents about wild turkeys in southeast Brandon after receiving several complaints over the past few weeks about the birds roosting and feeding on private property.
Manitoba Conservation offered five tips to solve the problem, which include not feeding the turkeys, scaring them away, encouraging roosting turkeys to move elsewhere, protecting your garden from turkeys and watching out for them on the road.
Police said it’s not unusual for turkeys to be living in urban-rural areas and many species have adapted very well living close to humans. To curb the problem, it has been recommended that they trap and relocate the turkeys.
However, this is not a "viable option over the summer as turkey don’t flock together in one place and can find other food sources more readily," according to police.
This past winter, Manitoba Conservation trapped and relocated 10 turkeys far away from Brandon to reduce the size of the flock. Officers from animal control will be working with Manitoba Conservation to manage the turkeys, but they will not be taking any "offensive action" against them.
