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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5pt;text-indent:-.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">CONTACT: FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5pt;text-indent:-.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Evan LaCross, 401-799-0100
Monday, June 24, 2024 <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a name="_Hlk137630859"></a><a href="mailto:DEM.communications@dem.ri.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk137630859"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">DEM.communications@dem.ri.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk137630859"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">SIGHTINGS OF WILD TURKEY BROODS<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again asking the public to report sightings of wild turkeys, as part of its annual
</span></span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/wild-turkey-brood-packet.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Wild Turkey Brood Survey</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.
Biologists from DEM’s </span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/fish-wildlife"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Division of Fish and Wildlife
(DFW)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> are asking Rhode Islanders to submit observations of females (hens) with or
without poults (chicks) and males (gobblers, toms, jakes) to help with research efforts. DFW uses this information to monitor the turkey population in Rhode Island.<br>
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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Photo Credit: Dean Birch</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Reports gathered from the community will provide valuable data on the health, trends, and distribution
of RI’s turkey population. The number of poults observed provides insight into the number of young turkeys that will be recruited into the fall turkey population while the number of males observed provides an estimate of the male to female ratio. To maintain
consistency with protocols developed by the </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nwtf.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!I2Mj2NTmmR9j8mdXKI5HD2nE28Kg1YdHF6aO9NecuL3qOeuNR0uh8hU-MDYNtA6vb0z0rQfFG-VRMUKyZD-U41WWLlPh2Gvtlpuk$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">National Wild Turkey Federation</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span> [nwtf.org]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">,
the survey window runs from July 1 to Aug. 31. Typically, this survey provides DFW with hundreds of brood reports and could not be completed without the help of community scientists.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">To participate in this year’s survey, the public can submit their reports via
</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://survey123.arcgis.com/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!I2Mj2NTmmR9j8mdXKI5HD2nE28Kg1YdHF6aO9NecuL3qOeuNR0uh8hU-MDYNtA6vb0z0rQfFG-VRMUKyZD-U41WWLlPh2PS_P159$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Survey 123</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span> [survey123.arcgis.com]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">,
an online survey platform. This tool allows the public to download the Survey123 app on their smartphones and record observations on the go, or it can be filled out on a computer. If members of the public do not have access to a computer or smartphone, observations
can be recorded on a datasheet provided by DFW. We ask that participants using datasheets return them to DFW by Sept. 15.<br>
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To report observations via Survey 123, please use the following link on your smartphone (you will need to download the Survey123 app prior to opening the link) or computer:
</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://arcg.is/0r48a50__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!I2Mj2NTmmR9j8mdXKI5HD2nE28Kg1YdHF6aO9NecuL3qOeuNR0uh8hU-MDYNtA6vb0z0rQfFG-VRMUKyZD-U41WWLlPh2JcmhhJx$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">https://arcg.is/0r48a50</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span> [arcg.is]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.
This survey will become available on July 1. For more information, an observation guide, and the datasheet please refer to the
</span></span><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/wild-turkey-brood-packet.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Wild Turkey Brood Survey Packet</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.<br>
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DEM works to protect and enhance wildlife habitat in Rhode Island forests and management areas to ensure healthier, more diverse, and abundant wildlife populations.
</span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur861/files/2023-09/Wild%20Turkey%20fact%20sheet%20-%20DRAFT.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Wild turkeys</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">were extirpated in Rhode Island during the early 1800s due to land-use changes and overharvesting.
<span style="color:black">In 1980, DEM and the </span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nwtf.org/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!I2Mj2NTmmR9j8mdXKI5HD2nE28Kg1YdHF6aO9NecuL3qOeuNR0uh8hU-MDYNtA6vb0z0rQfFG-VRMUKyZD-U41WWLlPh2Gvtlpuk$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">National Wild Turkey Federation</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span> [nwtf.org]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
<span style="color:black">began a wildlife restoration program by translocating 29 turkeys from Vermont to Exeter, RI and continued this effort in the 1990s.
</span>DEM's turkey restoration program resulted in increased opportunities for the public to see and hunt wild turkeys. The restoration project released wild trapped birds that established new turkey flocks in Exeter, Burrillville, Little Compton, West Greenwich,
Foster, Scituate, and Tiverton. Today, wild turkeys are found in practically all areas of the state and provide recreational and wildlife viewing opportunities. Restoration of the wild turkey was funded by state hunting license fees and the
</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/WR/WR.htm__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!I2Mj2NTmmR9j8mdXKI5HD2nE28Kg1YdHF6aO9NecuL3qOeuNR0uh8hU-MDYNtA6vb0z0rQfFG-VRMUKyZD-U41WWLlPh2Eq_vqHk$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span> [wsfrprograms.fws.gov]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Follow DEM on Twitter (@RhodeIslandDEM), </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!I2Mj2NTmmR9j8mdXKI5HD2nE28Kg1YdHF6aO9NecuL3qOeuNR0uh8hU-MDYNtA6vb0z0rQfFG-VRMUKyZD-U41WWLlPh2H6w5dmJ$" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Facebook</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"></span> [facebook.com]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk10454767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">,
or Instagram (@rhodeisland.dem and @ri.fishandwildlife) for timely updates.<span style="color:black"> Follow
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Evan LaCross, MPA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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