Across the country — including in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee — scientists are tracking turkeys, hoping to learn why they are in decline and what might fix it. Even in states like Pennsylvania, where turkey numbers are relatively stable, state officials are studying their numbers and watching for lessons from other places. Many suspect a reduction in the types of habitat conducive to turkey nesting might be driving the losses. There is general agreement that there is not just one reason, and that the specifics might vary from place to place. “There’s a lot of different things, and there are a lot of different factors.”

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Persons: ”, Marcus Lashley, Andrew Little, “ Organizations: University of Florida, Wild, University of Nebraska Locations: Turkey, Georgia , Kentucky , Missouri, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wild Turkey, Lincoln