Americans have always loved wild turkeys, perhaps too much. By 1900, we had nearly driven this close relative to the chicken to extinction as a result of unregulated hunting and habitat destruction.

You can find them in the woods and meadows, along riverbanks and sometimes trotting down a city street. Wild turkeys are prevalent across North America, and even in Hawaii. The continent has one wild ...

They’re in the backyard. They’re up on the roof and at the front door. They stop traffic and make a mad dash for your car. The feathered beast making a b-line for your front bumper is New Jersey’s ...

In California, Thanksgiving is not the only time of year when turkeys invade the suburbs. Some Bay Area residents often see the plump fowl roaming neighborhood streets or outside of homes. But why are ...

Luther College senior biology major Avery Wrage swabs the inside of a turkey egg to collect samples for DNA analysis at Sampson Hoffland Laboratory at the college in Decorah on Thursday. The college ...

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 -- ...

April 19 (UPI) --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 have made a great comeback in Rhode Island. They're frequently spotted pecking for food in front yards, holding up traffic as they cross streets, or even staking out drive-throughs for ...

The Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input as it begins a periodic process to revise the state's wild turkey management plan. Wisconsin's current turkey plan was adopted in 2015 and ...