Ruffled feathers: feral peacocks split community in Canada
Tensions have come to a head over the fate of dozens of wild peacocks that have taken up residence on a street near Vancouver
Aryn Strickland in Surrey
Sat 5 May 2018 07.00 EDT
For a decade, a group of feral peacocks have divided the community of Sullivan Heights. Some of the residents of this suburban neighbourhood outside Vancouver love the birds, who have taken up residence in the local trees; others say they are kept awake by the peacocks screeching.
For Parminder Brar, the final straw came last year, when he says his father injured himself slipping on peacock excrement on Brars property. He formally issued a request to take down the tree where the peacocks had built a nest. The city turned him down.
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The move has sparked a furore in Sullivan Heights, angering his neighbours and potentially earning Brar a fine of up to $10,000.
The majority of us love them. They add value to the neighbourhood, says Katie Taylor, who has lived on the street for 12 years.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/05/ruffled-feathers-feral-peacocks-split-community-in-canada