Once Driven Near Extinction, Wild Turkeys Making Themselves at Home in Quebec

Wild turkeys are an increasingly common sight in southern Quebec. The Canadian Press

MONTREAL—They arrived a few years ago—three-foot tall, bare-headed visitors that would occasionally stare intently at residents from their balconies and yards.

The wild turkeys frankly unnerved some citizens of St-Sauveur, a picturesque town in the Laurentians region north of Montreal, says Jean Beaulieu, the town’s general manager.