Science Quickly

Thanksgiving’s Iconic Bird Is Thriving Again in the Wild


Listen Later

Wild turkeys were once on the brink of disappearing from the U.S.’s forests, with populations dropping to just tens of thousands by the 1930s. Thanks to conservation efforts, their numbers have soared to more than six million today, making them one of the country’s greatest wildlife comeback stories.


Recommended Reading

Wild Turkey Lab


E-mail us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!

Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


Science Quickly is produced by Kendra Pierre-Louis, Fonda Mwangi and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura. Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck fact-check the show. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Science QuicklyBy Scientific American

  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4

4.4

1,347 ratings


More shows like Science Quickly

View all
TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

21,972 Listeners

TED Talks Daily by TED

TED Talks Daily

11,158 Listeners

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day by Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

1,258 Listeners

60 Minutes by CBS News

60 Minutes

2,706 Listeners

60-Second Mind by Scientific American

60-Second Mind

215 Listeners

60-Second Tech by Scientific American

60-Second Tech

83 Listeners

60-Second Health by Scientific American

60-Second Health

52 Listeners

Nature Podcast by Springer Nature Limited

Nature Podcast

760 Listeners

Big Picture Science by Big Picture Science

Big Picture Science

939 Listeners

60-Second Earth by Scientific American

60-Second Earth

76 Listeners

60-Second Space by Scientific American

60-Second Space

59 Listeners

Discovery by BBC World Service

Discovery

966 Listeners

Science Talk by Scientific American

Science Talk

600 Listeners

Science Magazine Podcast by Science Magazine

Science Magazine Podcast

822 Listeners

Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,438 Listeners

TED Tech by TED Tech

TED Tech

397 Listeners

Science, Quickly by Scientific American

Science, Quickly

43 Listeners

Something You Should Know by Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

Something You Should Know

4,211 Listeners

Life Kit by NPR

Life Kit

4,849 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,581 Listeners

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques by Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

828 Listeners

No Stupid Questions by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

No Stupid Questions

3,648 Listeners