It's that time of year again: when many of us turn our attention to a turkey dinner. It's also a good time to remember the conservation story of the wild turkey. It's hard to believe, but in the early 1900s, many believed turkeys would be gone forever. There were fewer turkeys in 1910 than there are polar bears or orangutans in 2010.It's easy to become pessimistic about endangered species, but it's also important to remember that humans have achieved incredible conservation successes.
Our column this month on Down to Earth Northwest celebrates the turkey conservation story, and the hope that it provides for other endangered species.
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