Event Date: Monday, February 8, 2016
Discovery Evening
How long would you survive outside during a Manitoba winter without a hat, hair, or feathers on the top of your head? Probably not too long, but then again you’re not a wild turkey! Brian Kiss will explain how these birds initially came to our province, well north of their ancestral range, and how they’ve been able to survive in this climate, to the extent that they now inhabit a large portion of southern Manitoba. He will also explain how his recent research on turkey ecology in the Pembina Valley region is being used to guide management of this species throughout the province, and possibly elsewhere in Western Canada. There’s a little more history to this bird than just Thanksgiving dinner!