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.

Wild turkeys are one of America’s most iconic animals and the mascot of Thanksgiving. While farm-raised birds are abundant, wild ones are in a more delicate position. The Washington Post reported that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's hard for many Wisconsinites to believe, but in 1975 the Badger State was devoid of wild turkeys. That changed dramatically thanks to a 1976 reintroduction effort by the Department of Natural ...

Reports indicate that wild turkeys were abundant in New York State during the 1600's. However, the combination of uncontrolled hunting and the intensive clearing of forests resulted in the demise of ...

The Department of Natural Resources is planning to update the Wisconsin wild turkey management plan. The current document, titled "Ecology of Wild Turkeys in Wisconsin, A Plan for their Management," ...

If you've spotted a wild turkey this year, you don't have much time to report your sightings to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR's deadline is this Thursday. The DNR wants to know ...