‘I’m nervous’: Deer attack prompts call for more signage in Kelowna

Bonnie Willmott is utilized to cervid roaming her neighbourhood successful the Abbott Street area, but what the Kelowna pistillate has been witnessing lately has her connected edge.

“I’m nervous,” said Bonnie Wilmott. “In the past period oregon so, they person been aggressive. I had 2 bucks with their antlers warring connected my beforehand lawn.”

On Tuesday morning, a pistillate retired connected a tally successful the neighbourhood was attacked by a cervid and suffered lacerations and bruises to some her legs and arm.

“It picked maine up and threw me. Like I was really disconnected the ground,” said Kristen England, who got attacked portion moving astatine astir 7 a.m.

England ended up successful infirmary and had to get a Tetanus shot.

Bucks are particularly assertive close present amid rutting play and the 1 believed to beryllium liable for the latest onslaught has had rather a beingness successful the country protecting 2 does.

Global News witnessed him attempting to complaint an older mates walking connected the multi-use way on Abbott Street connected Thursday, and helium forced our Global News unit to tally for screen successful a vehicle.

The Conservation Officer Service was notified pursuing the onslaught connected the runner and has since posted 1 motion successful the area, but not on the multi-use way that is heavy utilized by walkers, runners and cyclists.

Many radical accidental much impermanent signage is needed, particularly on the fashionable walking way earlier anyone other is hurt.

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“You spot tons of antithetic radical close walking astir present and determination are oftentimes children arsenic good truthful I deliberation during the play that the cervid is around, decidedly immoderate signage,” said Nikki Hall who regularly walks successful the area.

“I deliberation it would beryllium decidedly adjuvant … keeping radical safe,” said Jackie Marsh, different walker.

While the Conservation Officer Service said it would see adding much signage, it added that erstwhile 1 country is saturated with excessively galore signs, radical thin to disregard them.

“I deliberation they should person tons of signs and large truthful that they are noticeable,” Willmott said.

Residents are being advised to springiness the cervid plentifulness of space, ever support pets connected a leash and ne'er to provender deer.