With the US Thanksgiving tomorrow, here’s a turkey treat! Wild turkeys were found earlier this month terrorizing Holiday City, a New Jersey neighborhood.
TURKEY TROUBLE: The turkeys are taking over the Holiday City section of Toms River, and it's not a Thanksgiving joke. https://t.co/5so08fFGrt
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) November 9, 2019
Wild animals can be dangerous, so keep your distance. Sadly, packs of wild animals get pushed into urban neighborhoods as we continue to develop our cities on their territory. They can cause a nuisance to neighborhoods, but we do need to remember to share our space when we can.
Do you have a photo or video of an urban species doing something unusual? What about a rare plant or animal that you were surprised to find in a city? If so, let Lindsay know or Tweet at us and you could be featured as a future observation of the week!
I am interested in urban ecology and evolution. Urbanization can have drastic impacts on local ecosystems, both negative and positive, and creates a new environment for organisms to experience. To understand the impacts that urbanization plays on organisms, I look through the lense of population genetics and molecular evolution.
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