Record #:

34609

Author(s):

Moore, Michael; Connors, John

Abstract:

Thirty years ago, the wild turkey was disappearing quickly from North Carolina. Now, after the Wildlife Resources Commission helped restock turkeys by taking them from overabundant areas to areas that were completely barren, the species is flourishing once again in North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2009, p4-5, il

Subject(s):

Wild turkey populations--Restoration; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh); North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission