Police in Taber are working to catch several ostriches who are running loose in the community, November 24, 2022. (Photo: Taber Police Service)

By The Canadian Press

Alberta

Ostriches get loose in Taber

Nov 24, 2022 | 5:18 PM

TABER, Alta. – RCMP in southern Alberta had an unusual chase this morning after 20 ostriches escaped their pen.

Mounties say in a statement that they started receiving reports just before 8 a.m. about the birds on the road near Taber, Alta.

They say one of the 20 ostriches was hit and killed on the road.

With the help of the farmer, officers were able to locate and capture most of the other loose birds.

Mounties say a video taken by a local resident shows an RCMP vehicle with the ostrich owner on the passenger side trying to grab one of the birds by the neck.

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Taber police say on social media that some of the birds made it into town and created traffic hazards, so its officers helped RCMP confine the birds to allow the owners to safely capture them.

The RCMP say all but a couple of the birds had been captured by 12;30 p.m. local time, and officers were still helping the owner to locate and capture those that are still running wild.

(The Canadian Press)