In Memphis, Tennessee fifty years ago the fate of the wild turkey in North
America was determined, for it was in 1959 the first National Wild Turkey
Symposium called together wild turkey researchers from the United
States to share the results of wildlife biologists’ research on a species
that was rapidly disappearing from North America. Since 1959 the
National Wild Turkey Symposium has been held every five years. The
Tenth annual symposium will be held in Shepherdstown, West Virginia
from December 6th thru the 10th at the National Conservation Training
Center.
The Ninth National Wild Turkey Symposium was held in Grand Rapids,
Michigan in conjunction with the 66th Midwest Fish and Wildlife
Conference. Since the first meeting the symposium has been in Missouri,
Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Georgia.
The National Wild Turkey Symposium provides researchers, biologist and
wildlife managers the chance to present the results of their current
research. Each of the wildlife professionals present can present papers,
submitted in advance, and discuss successes or problems they are facing
in regards to wild turkey management.
The restoration of the wild turkey has been considered one of the
greatest wildlife success stories to date and the symposiums have been a
key component to one of North America’s wildlife management
successes.
Stay tuned to the West Virginia State Chapter’s website for updates
concerning the symposium in Shepherdstown.
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