EPISODE · Nov 25, 2022 · 45 MIN
Talking Turkeys
from A Little Greener · host A Little Greener
Turkey for Thanksgiving dinner is a big tradition in the United States, but how much do you know about the bird itself? Sara and Casey discuss some of the features of the wild turkey and take a look at their conservation success story. Resources for this episode: PBS: Wild Turkey Fact Sheet The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Wild Turkey Audubon New York: How Wild Turkeys Made a 49-state Comeback NC State College of Natural Resources: Talking Turkey: How the Bird Made a Comeback in North Carolina Audubon: Let's Talk Turkey Beards National Wild Turkey Federation: History of the Wild Turkey in North America Florida Fish and Wildlife: Living With Wild Turkeys The Peregrine Fund: Did Ben Franklin Really Want the Wild Turkey to be the National Symbol of the United States? The Franklin Institute: Did Benjamin Franklin Want the National Bird to be a Turkey?
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Turkey for Thanksgiving dinner is a big tradition in the United States, but how much do you know about the bird itself? Sara and Casey discuss some of the features of the wild turkey and take a look at their conservation success story. Resources for this episode: PBS: Wild Turkey Fact Sheet The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Wild Turkey Audubon New York: How Wild Turkeys Made a 49-state Comeback NC State College of Natural Resources: Talking Turkey: How the Bird Made a Comeback in North Carolina Audubon: Let's Talk Turkey Beards National Wild Turkey Federation: History of the Wild Turkey in North America Florida Fish and Wildlife: Living With Wild Turkeys The Peregrine Fund: Did Ben Franklin Really Want the Wild Turkey to be the National Symbol of the United States? The Franklin Institute: Did Benjamin Franklin Want the National Bird to be a Turkey?
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