BOISE, Idaho — A flock of about 50 wild turkeys has taken over Boise’s North End neighborhood, prompting a town hall meeting Thursday where wildlife officials urged residents to stop feeding the birds and start scaring them off.
“They’re a lot of fun at first, and then maybe they’ve kind of veered into not so fun,” said Jamie Utz, a wildlife diversity biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
The turkeys, which Fish and Game believe traveled down from the Boise foothills, have caused traffic jams, damaged cars and lawns, and attacked delivery drivers. A video showing a U.S. Postal Service carrier fending off turkeys with an umbrella, and a resident’s dog chasing the turkeys off…