Once faced with extinction, turkey populations bounced back. Now they're declining once again, for unknown reasons ...

Northern Virginians see wild turkeys in parks, cemeteries and occasionally neighborhoods, but the birds’ preferred habitats ...

In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered.

Wild turkeys are omnivores and forage for a variety of foods, such as insects, seeds, nuts, frogs and snakes. Some of the larger birds in North America, males, or "toms," can weigh 18 to 30 pounds ...

Millions of wild turkeys once roamed North America, from Maine to Florida and as far west as Colorado, thriving in varied habitats, including pine-oak forests, cypress swamps and grasslands.

One of our native wildlife species historically played an important role on Thanksgiving Day. North America’s native wild ...

Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) were first domesticated by the Mayan peoples of what is now Mexico around 800 B.C. and is one of only two birds native to North America that has been regularly ...

Families and friends gather around the dinner table every year, but have you ever thought about where Thanksgiving food ...

Why is Thanksgiving traditionally associated with turkey and other specific foods? We asked a history expert why we eat what ...