NWTF & Partners Invest $9 Million into Wild Turkey Research
Adam Scepaniak 06.30.23
At its National Leadership Conference in Ridgedale, Missouri, the National Wild Turkey Federation revealed its 2023 investment in wild turkey ecology research. This marks the largest contribution the NWTF has made in a given year toward research with $582,374 dispersed among 10 vital projects across nine states. With partner support, the NWTF’s 2023 investment into wild turkey research will be leveraged to nearly $9 million.
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“Wild turkey populations are experiencing declines and have become unstable in some states, varying significantly from year to year. How we collectively manage them over the next decade will determine whether future generations experience this tremendous resource as we do today. Our 2023 investment supports many important projects that will address declines and push the broader understanding of the wild turkey and its life history, having applications across state lines and effectively guiding future management of this bird we love.” – NWTF co-CEO Kurt Dyroff
- Florida – Integrating Data Sources to Quantify Wild Turkey Abundance Now and in the Future
- Florida – Reproduction and Gobbling Chronology of Osceola Wild Turkeys
- Iowa – Identification of Mammalian Predators of Wild Turkey Nests and Females Using Genetic Techniques
- Kansas – Wild Turkey Poult Foraging Ecology and Nutrient Availability
- Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas – A Distribution Level Health Assessment of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys
- Mississippi – Novel Approaches to Estimating Wild Turkey Populations Parameters (year 2)
- Nebraska – Evaluating the Spatial Distribution of Potential Wild Turkey Nest Predators in Western Nebraska
- Oklahoma – Wild Turkey Population Ecology and Disease Monitoring
- Tennessee – Investigating Fertility Rates and Causes of Early Embryonic Death in Wild Turkey Eggs throughout the U.S.
- Wisconsin – Eastern Wild Turkey Recruitment Metrics, Poult Survival and Population Trends from Trail Cameras and Movement Data of Marked Birds (pending agency budget approval)
All of the wild turkey research projects that will be funded through this extremely generous and leveraged donation of $9 Million for 2023 are listed above. As you can see, the National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) reach is quite expansive in their charitable works from Florida all the way up midwestern Wisconsin. As always, let us know all of your thoughts in the Comments below! We always appreciate your feedback.
