This bird's a traffic stopper
Traffic backs up as the turkey makes its daily walk across a busy road on Tuesday
A wild turkey that has been running wild along the New Jersey Turnpike in the US won’t have to dodge Thanksgiving traffic.
State Fish and Wildlife officials netted the bird Wednesday after failed attempts during the weekend.
The turkey had been trotting around toll booths at an interchange in Jersey City since August.
Toll collectors began putting road construction cones on their parked cars to prevent the turkey from jumping onto their vehicles.
They named the bird “Tammy the Turnpike Turkey.”
Turnpike officials decided to remove the turkey because complaints from drivers intensified.
Turnpike spokesman Joe Orlando says the bird will not end up on a Thanksgiving table. It will go to live at the Popcorn Zoo in Lacey Township. – AP
Published Nov 19, 2009
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