Weeks after there were several reports of a male wild turkey attacking bikers and joggers along the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, wildlife experts said, it hasn't been spotted recently and they've not gotten any complaints. Wildlife biologist for the city says he likely went north out of the area and he hopes he's in a more remote spot -- away from people.
Wild turkeys are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but because the tom had attacked people, wildlife officials said it had become a public safety hazard and nuisance. Officials said they are thereby allowed under the law to capture and move him.Wildlife biologists have been on the lookout for the bird and had equipment and a plan to catch it and move it to a wildlife sanctuary.
Yet there have been no reported sightings of the turkey since an appearance at Fort Lincoln cemetery, off Bladensburg Road near the D.C. and Maryland border, a few weeks ago. Rauch said he has been out on the Anacostia trail at least four times recently, trying to find the bird, but has not seen it.
Experts believe the attacks were all the work of the same turkey, though they said they could not be certain. Rauch said the turkey probably went to a more “remote area” or, because it is no longer breeding season, settled down, no longer needing to “defend hens or chicks.”“He’s not chasing around joggers or bikers,” Rauch said of the tom, “so that’s great.”
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