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Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Wild Turkey was a very important food animal to Native Americans, but it was eliminated from much of its range by the early 1900s. Introduction programs have successfully established it in most of its original range, and even into areas where it never occurred before.

Habitat:

foothills.

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PublishedMarch 26, 2013

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