Three male wild American turkeys displaying full plumage. The turkey’s bald head can change color in seconds with excitement or emotion. The birds’ heads can be red, pink, white or blue. [Photo credit: Larry Smith2010]
What many people forget, or perhaps never knew, is that America’s wild turkey population was once estimated to be approximately 30,000 – a number comparable to today’s estimates for polar bears worldwide.
Thankfully for us (and the gobblers), American wild turkeys now number close to seven million.
So how did the turkey bounce back? The answer lies in what some consider America’s greatest wildlife conservation success story. Read More