As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, many may not realize that a century ago, wild turkeys were near extinction. Conservation groups point to their restoration as evidence of what is possible – and needed – for many other species facing threats. Congress is considering the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, to address the estimated one-third of U-S wildlife species that face an elevated threat of extinction. Missouri’s wild turkey population was estimated at fewer than 25 hundred in the 1950s. But conservation efforts have increased it to over 300 thousand today. John Kanter with the National Wildlife Federation says the legislation could do the same for other animals and plants.
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt is one of the original co-sponsors of the Senate bill. The Act would invest one-point-four billion dollars annually for states to restore wildlife habitat and migration routes, address invasive species and study emerging diseases.
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