Birdsong is a welcome sign of spring, but robins and cardinals aren’t the only birds showing off for breeding season. In many parts of North America, you’re likely to encounter male wild turkeys, ...

The wild turkey’s continuing success story in Berkshire County may partly hinge on the behavior of humans to keep the state’s official game bird, well, wild. Habitat loss caused the downfall of the ...

On Thursday, as families and friends come together around a feast, millions of these households will have a turkey as their centerpiece. In many ways, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with turkeys.

Turkeys live for three to four years in the wild. Adult males weigh 18 to 20 pounds. By the early 20th century, wild turkey populations had been decimated by market hunting, and by the 1930s, the bird ...

Acknowledgments -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Wild Turkey Background And History: -- Introduction / James G Dickson -- History / James Earl Kennamer, Mary Kennamer, and Ron Brenneman -- ...

Findings could ultimately allow wildlife managers to optimize habitat that produces the essential insect forage key to sustaining a population. “This study will fill a critical knowledge gap in our ...

Two Grand Junction Boy Scout troops and a handful of adult volunteers recently braved a early spring storm for a fast-paced winter habitat project benefitting wild turkeys along the Dolores River near ...

Most Americans will not eat wild turkey for Thanksgiving. But climate change is a fair topic for conversation at the table. “It’s a big gap,” Tim Lyons, a scientist with Minnesota’s Department of ...

Native grass restoration begins with clearing fields, like this area soon to be restored to native plants and grasses. Conservation organizations should put your financial support to work on habitat.

The wild turkey is a shy resident of Pennsylvania's woods and mountains. Presque Isle State Park has four or five distinct flocks. When a walker, runner, naturalist, or bike rider encounter one of ...

On Thursday, as families and friends come together around a feast, millions of these households will have a turkey as their centerpiece. In many ways, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with turkeys.