Wild, aggressive turkey terrorizes nation’s capital, slips across state lines into Maryland

A ferocious wild turkey has been terrorizing residents in Washington, D.C. and Maryland whereas eluding a number of businesses who’re on its path. 

Residents have for months reported being attacked by a wild turkey and officers consider it’s the similar male turkey accountable. A number of of those assaults have been reported on the Anacostia River Stroll Path close to the D.C.-Maryland border. 

Cliff Robinson, 70, informed The Wall Road Journal he was attacked on the path. 

“I used to be attempting to get away from him and he got here after me,” Robinson stated. “He wouldn’t let me cross.” 

One other resident, Liz Poulette, informed the paper she ended up in pressing care with puncture wounds and needed to get a tetanus shot and antibiotics. 

“When it was a couple of toes away, all of the sudden it jumped at me,” she stated. “Like some cartoon, I had to make use of my purse to beat it again.” 

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DeDe Folarin, vocalist of the band Uncommon Essence, shared a video with D.C.’s FOX 5 of a bike owner being harassed by a turkey. The bike owner could be seen timidly holding up her bike to fend off the animal. 

“Are you able to assist!” the bike owner asks Folarin. 

“I’m coming now!” Folarin says. 

Folarin informed WSLS-TV he was additionally attacked by the fowl. 

“It was a scary scenario,” he stated. “Simply using alongside the trail, this gigantic turkey simply jumps up in direction of my face, virtually knocked me off my bike, then proceeded to chase me round for 5 minutes.” 

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The assaults have change into such a problem that authorities posted an indication with an image of a wild turkey alongside the path: “Warning! Don’t strategy wildlife.” 

Dan Rauch with the Division of Power and Setting informed D.C.’s FOX 5 there are greater than 100 wild turkeys all through town however believes only one male is answerable for the assaults. 

The fowl is believed to have slipped throughout state strains, increasing the variety of businesses on its path, together with D.C.’s Division of Power, Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation Division, and the Maryland Division of Pure Assets. 

Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation Division informed Fox Information that no sightings have been reported since final week.