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Colorado is now home to nearly 35,000 wild turkeys thanks to restoration efforts that brought the birds back from near-extinction. Wayne D. Lewis/ Colorado Parks and Wildlife On Thursday, as families ...

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The native of the two birds, Merriam’s turkey can be found in the high-elevation foothills of western Colorado. They will travel up to 40 miles between two habitats depending on the season.

The wild turkey’s distinctive “Gobble-obble-obble” call was nearly silenced in the early 1900s, with poaching and habitat loss driving the birds to near extinction throughout the U.S.

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One turkey is native to Colorado and the other was introduced in the 1980s to help repopulate after turkeys reached a low total population of around 35,000. Merriam’s turkey ...