Mass killing of geese flock leaves Taber farmers angered
TABER – A Taber-area farming family is shocked, after a flock of dead Canada geese were found buried under the snow on their property.
According to Twyla Valgardson, who lives on a farm north of Taber with her husband, the bodies of the dead birds were found on Wednesday morning (Nov. 8). Her husband, who makes rounds of the farm, had noticed a few birds in a snowdrift off one of the roads in the area, and stopped to brush through the snow.
He uncovered a pile of Canada geese, which had been shot and dumped along the road. Upon placing a call to Alberta Fish and Wildlife, the Valgardsons found that a report had already been made, and an officer was enroute to the scene.
Once the officer pulled up, Valgardson’s husband spoke with the man, and the pair began to search through the snowdrifts.