CROSS TIMBERS TURKEYS, 3: Satellite technology helps 
biologists advise landowners how to manage for wild 
turkeys [05 " ... looks like."] ... details on Passport to Texas. 

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Using state of the art satellite technology, TPW wildlife 
biologists -- in conjunction with researchers from the 
Institute of Renewable Natural Resources at TX A&M -- 
collect data from radio collared Rio Grande wild turkeys 
to develop accurate maps and recommendations for 
landowners who wish to manage for the species. 

18 -- And so, we can see areas that [turkeys] avoid; we can see 
areas that they like to spend a lot of time. And, then we can 
actually take those maps and go out in the field and take 
pictures and take vegetation measurements on the exact spots 
where these birds were. 

Biologist, Kevin Mote, says the technology can determine 
a bird's position to within a few feet, which is important 
to know during nesting season.

13 -- By following that mother hen around while she has those 
chicks, and collecting information on the habitat that she used 
during that time frame, helps us better understand what they 
need to survive.

What they need to survive is healthy habitat, and 
landowners remain vital to ensuring its vigor. While the 
data Mote and his team collect helps, he says there is 
always more to learn. 

12 -- No matter how much we learn, they're still one of God's 
creatures and we're just not going to know everything there is 
to know. We know so much, but they're still a wild animal, and 
they're still just a wonder.

The Wildlife Restoration program supports our series.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.




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