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Wikipedia reports that the Meleagris Gallopavo (aka
"Wild Turkey") species is "native to
the forests of North America."
Although often called a universe unto itself, New York City is actually located in North America. It was once
heavily forested, as
any modern-day visitor to Central Park might surmise.
Therefore, it's a pretty safe bet that wild turkeys were there long before the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge enabled humans to heavily populate
Staten Island (one of NYC's five boroughs).
Nevertheless, Staten Island's present-day human inhabitants are not wild about sharing their yards, gardens and roadways with these native birds. Jennifer Peltz of The
Associated Press interviewed some neighborhood folks. Here's what they said about the matter:
We don't want to kill
them. [Then what's that in the oven?] We just want them to leave us alone. [Bet
they feel the same way…]
They really are a
beautiful bird… But they ruined our
property. [And we their forests…]
They're not made for a
city. [Is any species really?]
Resources
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/21/21559540-flock-of-feral-turkeys-causes-flap-in-nyc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)
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