At that time, the decline in
the wild turkey population was so significant that the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) was founded.
Over the last four decades, NWTF staff, volunteers, and partners have helped
the wild turkey population grow to a high of nearly seven million.
However,
the wild turkey population may not always be able to keep up.
Estimates put
the wild turkey population before Columbus arrived at some 10 million, though no one was counting.
«An unchecked
wild turkey population, while a novelty when it started, does negatively affect the quality of life for residents of these affected areas.
Not exact matches
All this unfettered felling and trapping meant that by the end of the 19th century — around the time that passenger pigeon
populations began to plummet — the
wild turkey was in trouble.
They provide control on
populations of small mammals and birds, such as beaver, geese and
wild turkeys, and can help to provide stability in the composition and numbers of general wildlife
populations (Voigt and Berg 1999, Gompper 2002).