ALAMEDA, CA \u2014 Seeing “aggressive” wild turkeys roaming the neighborhood recently? <\/p>\n
Alameda police recommend leaving them alone and giving them some space. <\/p>\n
Police say Animal Control officers have recently received multiple calls reporting aggressive behavior from wild turkeys. <\/p>\n
But the behavior is normal, according to the Alameda Police Department, especially during mating and nesting season, which can run from late February through June. <\/p>\n
During this time, wild turkeys, mostly males, will exhibit aggressive behavior while competing for dominance or protecting their offspring, police said. <\/p>\n
“While Alameda\u2019s wild turkeys are a unique and memorable part of our community, it is important to remember they are still wild animals,” police said in a statement Thursday morning. “Due to their unpredictable behavior, do not attempt to feed or lure wild animals with food.”<\/p>\n
Pet owners, police say, should take extra precautions during this season, including making sure dogs are least in public areas, to avoid “dangerous wildlife encounters.” <\/p>\n
“To help make your property less attractive to wildlife, residents are encouraged to remove fallen fruit, nuts, bird seed, and pet food bowls when not in use,” police said. ” By staying aware and respecting wildlife from a safe distance, we can keep both our community and Alameda\u2019s animals safe.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALAMEDA, CA \u2014 Seeing “aggressive” wild turkeys roaming the neighborhood recently? Alameda police recommend leaving them alone and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-336476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}