Aggressive turkeys have reportedly been “following” and “intimidating” residents in Dedham, south of Boston, based on police who posted security suggestions as turkey breeding season ramps up this spring.
Breeding season is from March to Might, resulting in a bounce in turkey exercise across the area and incidents involving people.
“Animal Management has acquired a number of stories of turkeys, ‘following’ and ‘intimidating’ residents — in addition to a USPS letter provider,” Dedham Police wrote on Fb on Tuesday.
“The rise in exercise is because of male turkeys establishing dominance amongst their (male) friends; the rise in intimidation and aggression in direction of people is because of turkeys having change into habituated round people — as a result of people are feeding them — whether or not deliberately or unintentionally,” police added.
The police division’s prime tip for curbing their aggressive habits is for folks to cease feeding the turkeys. This may assist preserve turkeys farther away from residences and parking heaps.
Turkeys which can be their reflections on the perimeters of automobiles and home windows might imagine they’re seeing different turkeys.
“This can be the contributing issue to stories of turkey ‘assaults’ on automobiles (typically with people inside them, or people making an attempt to exit),” Dedham Police wrote.
Like with different wildlife, some efficient deterrents embody loud noises, vivid lights, and hoses. Police additionally famous that canines in yards could uninvite turkeys, together with property “scarecrows” (pinwheels, synthetic garden animals, Mylar tape).