Buffalo take over northern Canada town (2,400 to 800 people)

[underpants]

Buffalo take over northern Canada town
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060801/wl_canada_afp/canadaanimaloffbeat_060801223534

The so-called wood bison wandered into Fort Providence in the Northwest Territories in May and seemed to like its thick manicured lawns, open spaces and lack of predators such as wolves, Darren Campbell told AFP by telephone.

But the buffalo also rub siding off houses, knock down fences, kick dogs and trucks, and scare children off playgrounds, he said.





Jim Sautner, seen here in April 2004, sits and eats in his kitchen with his trained buffalo Bailey in Spruce Grove, Canada. Wild buffalo have taken over a small town in Canada's far north, but unlike stray cats, pigeons, and other nuisance animals, these massive bovine pests can smash a truck, a local official said.(AFP/File/Carlo Allegri)

"It's pretty comical at a glance, but folks here have had enough. They each weigh 2,500 lbs. That's about the size of a Volkswagen (car). It's quite a large pest," he said.

"You're sure to run into one when you walk to the corner store for milk. One of them kicked a vehicle. Try and get an insurance claim done after your car was kicked by a buffalo," he said. "The adjustor will just laugh at you."

The town is now looking to hire two people to convince the rest of the herd, which outnumber townsfolk 2,400 to 800, to leave town for good, Campbell said.

[matcom]

1. i fucking HATE people that have outdoor Buffalo

:grr:

:popcorn:

:hide:

[underpants]

2. "free range"

I believe they are called "free range" now.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

3. They keep stomping on my outdoor kitties.

And now the place is over-run with rodents.

[RebelOne]

4. I wonder if that buffalo in the photo is housebroken.