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Title
Interview: Dan Blodgett, Wild Turkeys
Producing Organization
Vermont Public Radio
Contributing Organization
Vermont Public Radio (Colchester, Vermont)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/211-60cvf457
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Description
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Doug Blodgett is a Vermont State Wildlife Biologist. He spoke with Mitch Wertlieb about the wild turkey. Once close to extinction in Vermont, it's thriving these days thanks to some concerted conservation efforts.
Segment Description
OK, I'm assuming most of you are getting ready to cook a big bird for your Thanksgiving Day feast later today. But chances are the majority of those turkeys carved up for family and friends will be of the domestic variety, purchased from a local supermarket. What we'd like to do today is pay homage to the wilder version of the traditional Thanksgiving fowl the wild turkey, once close to extinction in Vermont, but very much thriving these days thanks to some concerted conservation efforts. Doug Blodgett is a Vermont State Wildlife Biologist. He spoke with Mitch Wertlieb about the wild turkey
Broadcast Date
2006-11-23
Asset type
Segment
Rights
Copyright Vermont Public Radio
Media type
Sound
Credits
Producing Organization: Vermont Public Radio
Reporter: Mitch Wertlieb
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Vermont Public Radio - WVPR
Identifier: audio_17227 (VPR)
Format: audio/mpeg
Duration: 00:06:40
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Citations
Chicago: “Interview: Dan Blodgett, Wild Turkeys,” 2006-11-23, Vermont Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed January 31, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-211-60cvf457.
MLA: “Interview: Dan Blodgett, Wild Turkeys.” 2006-11-23. Vermont Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. January 31, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-211-60cvf457>.
APA: Interview: Dan Blodgett, Wild Turkeys. Boston, MA: Vermont Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-211-60cvf457