Don’t feed the deer
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 23/12/2010 (5769 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Brandonites love their wildlife, but much like the town of Killarney, the Wheat City has a deer problem, and feeding them within city limits is only making it worse.
As the Sun reported on Wednesday, the Brandon Police Service’s animal control unit has reported cases where city residents have fed deer herds either by accident or deliberately.
As Brandon animal control special constable Kelly Pettinger said, a section of the Wildlife Act expressly forbids this kind of action, and it’s important for people to stop feeding the deer, for the safety of the animals, and of city residents.
“It only takes two or three before it becomes an issue, then the deer become at risk of getting hit by vehicles, especially at First (Street) and Kirkcaldy (Drive),” Pettinger told the Sun.
While high river water and excess snow may be further causes for deer encroachment into the city, we as residents do not have to make the situation worse.