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.

January 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Wisconsin's wild turkey reintroduction. Here is what to know about the species in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the Hilton Head area, residents encounter turkeys more often than once a year on the Thanksgiving table. Most South Carolinians do. Turkeys have been here for hundreds of years, although islanders ...

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 ...

After European settlers hunted Eastern wild turkeys to near extinction in previous centuries, Benjamin Franklin's favorite bird has made an amazing recovery thanks to aggressive reintroduction efforts ...

The 1976 reintroduction of wild turkeys to Wisconsin restored a native species to the state. After 50 years, it's considered ...