From NewScientist (28 November 2015, paywall):
The pendulous flesh hanging down over a male [wild turkey]’s beak is called a snood.
Following a near-death experience for the various subspecies of American wild turkeys, a program for protection and return to their normal range was formulated. Initial failures taught the researchers that entire flocks had to be relocated – en masse.
By 1960, most wild turkey breeding had been ditched. Instead, wildlife agencies used spring-loaded rocket nets to capture whole flocks and relocate them to a suitable turkey-free habitat. Bingo! Turkeys began spreading like wildfire. Able to adapt to new settings before potential predators had learned to hunt them, they enjoyed a honeymoon period in many places that enabled populations to establish and thrive, says Hughes.
Sure would like to see the netting of an entire flock like that.
