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Site of First Wild Turkey Trap & Transfer Program

Allegany State Park, New York
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Allegany State Park was the founding site for the N.Y.S. Conservation Dept. wild turkey trap and transfer program. Birds trapped at this site helped reintroduce the eastern wild turkey to the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada in 1959.
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