MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for help in monitoring Vermont's wild turkey population. The department runs an annual online survey during July and August for reporting turkey broods.
If you see a flock of turkeys in Vermont, the department asks you to go to the turkey brood survey on its website to report your observation, including where and when you observed the turkeys with the number of adult and young turkeys you saw.
"Information gathered from this survey helps us monitor long-term trends in the productivity of Vermont's wild turkey population," said Vermont Fish and Wildlife's turkey biologist Toni Mikula. "It also helps us assess the impacts of spring weather on the survival of poults and adult turkeys which is an important in the management of turkeys."
"We monitor and manage wild turkey numbers annually in order to maintain a healthy, abundant and sustainable population of these iconic and ecologically important birds throughout the state," added Mikula.
"Please help us monitor the turkey population by reporting your Vermont turkey sightings during July and August."
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Companion Corner: Bandit at Second Chance
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
ARLINGTON, VT. – There is a "spunky" dog waiting for his new forever home at Second Chance Animal Shelter.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
Bandit is a one-year-old terrier mix who has been at the shelter since June.
Lead canine care technician Alaura Lasher introduced us to her.
"He came to us from a pretty neglectful home. He was living with quite a few other animals."
Bandit is a very playful guy who runs and jumps around once he is outside. He has an affinity for squeaky toys and ball to fetch with.
"He is very energetic, loves to play. He loves his canine friends and cats. His favorite thing is just going outside to run and play and explore. He also does love to snuggle once he gets some of that energy out."
Bandit would love another animal to play with and he is good to go home with cats as well. He would also love someone who can take him outside for lots of playtime and adventures.
"The perfect home for Bandit is one that is probably moderately active, so he can go on plenty of walks and adventures to get some of that energy out and explore things. He would definitely probably benefit from having like another canine friend to play with, and we suggest slightly older kids just because he can be a little nervous at times. But other than that, he's a pretty easygoing guy, and he loves all people and animals."
He will play fetch with you and showcase little hops when he gets very excited as well. It would be best that he is not alone the shelter wants to emphasize as he would love another to play with.
"His favorite things are definitely playing. He is again just an energetic young dude who's used to again having other animals around. So, Spunky is what we like to call him. Yeah, he loves the game."
The shelter hopes to find him a home he can be himself and start a new life.
"We're just trying to find him a good happy family. You know, get him used to normal life since he came from a pretty not great situation," she said.
If you think Bandit might be the boy for you, reach out to Second Chance Animal Shelter and learn more about him on their website.
Second Chance Animal Shelter is open Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. It is located at 1779 VT Route 7A. Contact the shelter at 802-375-2898 or info@2ndchanceanimalcenter.org.
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