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<blockquote data-quote="Roaring Wind" data-source="post: 10707715" data-attributes="member: 366610"><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">BARRIE, Ont. - City officials are calling for a solution in the midst of wild turkeys attacking vehicles and chasing people.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">John Brassard, a Barrie, Ont., city councillor, fears the pesky birds could even hurt someone.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">“They attacked my car,” he said. “I stopped, honked my horn, but they started pecking at the grill."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Brassard said he was able to drive away without further damage.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">“It's getting to the point of being ridiculous,” Brassard said. “Something has got to be done or somebody is going to be hurt. People are getting out of their cars and the turkeys are chasing them back.”</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Coun. Alex Nuttall raised this matter at a council meeting on Monday, but was told by city staff that wild turkeys are a protected species and little can be done. Staff are looking into the matter anyway.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Nuttall said that besides Brassard, his mother and a friend have also had their vehicles attacked by wild turkeys -- that can weigh up to 11 kg.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">“It's a very bizarre situation, because it's happening consistently,” Nuttall said.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">He estimates 40 or 50 wild turkeys are in the area.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">“They are really quite aggressive,” said Mayor Jeff Lehman.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Brassard said he saw more wild turkeys Wednesday morning and videotaped an encounter with a woman who tried to chase them off the road.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">“It's not funny anymore. It was cute in the beginning," Brassard said.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Officials from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Some 70,000 wild turkeys live in Southern Ontario.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">bbruton@thebarrieexaminer.com</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Source</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px">http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2011/06/22/18321531.html</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roaring Wind, post: 10707715, member: 366610"] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]BARRIE, Ont. - City officials are calling for a solution in the midst of wild turkeys attacking vehicles and chasing people.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]John Brassard, a Barrie, Ont., city councillor, fears the pesky birds could even hurt someone.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]“They attacked my car,” he said. “I stopped, honked my horn, but they started pecking at the grill."[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]Brassard said he was able to drive away without further damage.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]“It's getting to the point of being ridiculous,” Brassard said. “Something has got to be done or somebody is going to be hurt. People are getting out of their cars and the turkeys are chasing them back.”[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]Coun. Alex Nuttall raised this matter at a council meeting on Monday, but was told by city staff that wild turkeys are a protected species and little can be done. Staff are looking into the matter anyway.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]Nuttall said that besides Brassard, his mother and a friend have also had their vehicles attacked by wild turkeys -- that can weigh up to 11 kg.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]“It's a very bizarre situation, because it's happening consistently,” Nuttall said.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]He estimates 40 or 50 wild turkeys are in the area.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]“They are really quite aggressive,” said Mayor Jeff Lehman.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]Brassard said he saw more wild turkeys Wednesday morning and videotaped an encounter with a woman who tried to chase them off the road.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]“It's not funny anymore. It was cute in the beginning," Brassard said.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]Officials from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]Some 70,000 wild turkeys live in Southern Ontario.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]bbruton@thebarrieexaminer.com[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4][B]Source[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4]http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2011/06/22/18321531.html [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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