堪萨斯州禁止狩猎火鸡,投资856K美元,以扭转2008年以来40%的人口下降趋势。 Kansas bans fall turkey hunting and invests $856K to reverse a 40% population drop since 2008.

自2008年以来,堪萨斯州野生火鸡人口下降了40%以上,这是国家于2023年暂停秋季狩猎季节后恢复养护努力的重点。 Kansas wild turkey populations, down over 40% since 2008, are the focus of renewed conservation efforts after the state suspended its fall hunting season in 2023. 国家野生土耳其联合会堪萨斯分会批准了126 000美元的资金,并承诺追加730 000美元,用于生境恢复、研究、教育和青年方案。 The Kansas chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation approved $126,000 in funding and pledged an additional $730,000 for habitat restoration, research, education, and youth programs. 资金将支持入侵物种清除、童子军项目、堪萨斯州立大学的火鸡生态学和毒理学研究，以及一个新的栖息地专家职位。 Funds will support invasive species removal, a Boy Scout project, turkey ecology and toxicology studies at Kansas State University, and a new habitat specialist position. 得到近200万美元支持的研究旨在确定下降的原因。 Research backed by nearly $2 million aims to identify causes behind the decline. 尽管禁止狩猎,但2025年还是收获了13 862只火鸡。 Despite the hunting ban, 13,862 turkeys were harvested in 2025. 野生火鸡,包括东部火鸡、里奥格兰德火鸡和杂交亚种火鸡,几乎在每个县都保留。 Wild turkeys, including Eastern, Rio Grande, and hybrid subspecies, remain in nearly every county. 下降是继1960年代重新引入后早期恢复之后,2011年数字达到顶峰。 The decline follows earlier recovery after reintroductions in the 1960s, with numbers peaking in 2011.