NORTHERN WILD TURKEYS: ISSUES OR OPPORTUNITY
Abstract: State and provincial wildlife management agencies adjoining the Canadian/United States border are faced with public interest for expanding wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) populations northward. This manuscript reviews research on tolerance of wild turkeys for severe winter weather condit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.2005.tb00317.x |
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| Summary: | Abstract: State and provincial wildlife management agencies adjoining the Canadian/United States border are faced with public interest for expanding wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) populations northward. This manuscript reviews research on tolerance of wild turkeys for severe winter weather conditions and survival in northern climates and suggests future research necessary for northern turkey introduction programs. A survey of northern state and provincial wildlife agency biologists indicated that most agencies have successfully translocated wild turkeys north of the ancestral limit and that the most important management concerns for northern turkeys were weather, food availability, and habitat limitations. In responding to requests to move wild turkeys northward while implementing sound natural resources management policies, wildlife managers are faced with both potential issues and opportunities relating to wildlife management, ecosystem concerns, economics, and recreation. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-5540 |