Ubiquiticola
About this episode
Petey Mesquitey shares his experiences observing wildlife and the significance of canyons and arroyos in the desert ecosystem, particularly focusing on the Gould's turkey.
I love following drainages out of the mountains and across the deserts, observing all the plants and animals that follow them as well. Do I always tell you that? Having wild turkeys come out of the nearby mountains and wander by our little homestead reminded me about the magic of canyons and arroyos that cross our deserts. The reintroduction of the Gould’s turkey into the mountain ranges of southeastern Arizona began in the early 1980s and continued through the 1990s. There were failures and successes, but now a days you can’t go into the woodlands or forest of the borderlands…
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