European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. November 27, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17tom Turkey no longer a country gentleman new York times he wild Turkey which by the turn of the Century had been hunted to near extinction in North America and driven trom the Woodlands by settlers Clearing land has rebounded to  an extent that scientists now say a new Strain of the species has evolved the Urban Turkey. Wild Turk is usually stay As far away from people As possible by in the last decade they have moved into the suburbs and Large City Parks of Washington Philadelphia Erie. A. Kansas City mo., and is. Louis according to National and state wildlife officials. Urban wild turkeys which have a five foot Wing Span and weigh about 22 pounds Are now so plentiful in Urban and suburban areas that Washington commuters spot them flying across the Road As they drive along the Potomac. A flock in Dov town Kansas City s Swope Park has grown so. Large that its members Are being trapped and moved to the country. And recently at a girl scout Camp North of Philadelphia 9 and 10-year old scouts were afraid to go to the Pool because an aggressive Lorn Turkey was charging them on their Way. At the turn of the Century when we were cutting Down All our Woods and to had a utilitarian attitude toward animals the deep Woods were the Only place the Turkey could survive said or. Aelred gels an Urban wildlife specialist with the . Rush and wildlife service at the Patu enl wildlife research Center in Laurel. My. The National wild Turkey federation in Edgefield s.c., estimates there Are now 2.5 million wild turkeys in the nation up from a Low of Lewer than 30,000 in 1900. And the research director for the non profit conservation group or. James Earl Kennamer. Predicted that several states including Missouri and Florida have had  a resurgence of wild turkeys that they May not be Able to accommodate any More in five or 10 years. It s really one of the conservation marvels of the 20th Century Kennamore said. By 1900. They essentially were Lound Only in those River swamps where Man could not get into. They have done extremely Well in the area where years ago we did t even think they could  wildlife scientists say the Turkey s comeback is due to careful Protection of the Birds restricted Hunting seasons and successful efforts to trap and move wild Birds to areas where there were none. In addition experts say that humans have a new respect Lor the Bird. The Public used to View the Turkey As a dinner Walling to be cooked gels said. Now when the Public sees a Turkey they say gee in t that beautiful.1 " the scientists also say the entry of the wild Turkey into populated areas is part of a broader phenomenon of wild animals adapting to Urban and suburban areas where experts never believed they could survive. For example gels said there Are so Many Deer now near Dulles International Airport in Washington that some have been hit by air planes. A Pennsylvania game commission official Ted Godshall said bears have been Lound hibernating in people s front Yards in Philadelphia sometimes within 50 feet of the front door. Boseck very Lime you read about a pre marriage contract it always seems to favor the Man. He throws a protective net Over his Worth to make sure he will leave the marriage without losing his assets. That arrangement has to have All the Romance of Louis Rukeyser whispering Dow Jones averages in your ear. It someone had approached me 36 years ago with that kind of an agreement. I would have read his contract through and then Given him mine. As a discarded wife i would ask nothing from his estate. I would demand Only payment for services retroactive from the wedding and compatible with those giving equal services. Remember the High priced Secretary you paid to take Down every word you spoke pay me the same wages Lor All those years of listening to you talk when you did t say anything Worth writing Down. Remember the two weeks salary you paid to the the Birds have done so Well in Kansas City and other parts of Missouri where their number has increased to 250,000 from its Low of less than 3,000 in the 1920s, that the state now considers them a Cash crop and trades them with other states for scarce River otters and White Bass according to Jim f. Pyland. A spokesman for the Missouri department of conservation. This is not to say that the Urban turkeys were an easy Mark when the fall Turkey Hunting season opened in much of Pennsylvania recently. The Success rate Lor Turkey Hunters in Pennsylvania where More Birds Are bagged each year than in any other state is slim. Of the 350,000 Hunters who get licenses each year about 40,000 get Birds. There Are several reasons Lor this. For one thing shooting within 150 Yards of someone s House in Pennsylvania is prohibited which would preclude Hunting in the Parks and suburban developments. For another the wild Turkey is smarter than the Domestic Turkey. Scientific studies have shown the wild doctor to deliver each one of your children As the one who went through the labor got the stretch Marks and Hung around for the maintenance Lor 20 years pay me triple and Well Call it even. Remember the High prices you paid to have your Teeth cleaned twice a year figure out something fair to compensate me for the disgusting toothpaste i cleaned off the bowl every Day of my life. And let s talk about the car. For 10 years you stopped and refuelled it when it slowed Down took ii in for a chock up when it was running saggy footed the Bills for shampoo and Wax. Patiently warmed it up when it was cold took it out on a saturday night and found new lodgings Lor it when you decided to Trade up. I should be Worth a few Bucks for running Cost efficient and without major repairs Lor All those years. We be never discussed lipping but now is the Lime. You be tipped to have your car parked a meal served hot your shoes shined. Your hair trimmed Over the Turkey s brain to be larger than the commercially raised turkeys but there is More convincing evidence. The commercial Turkey a Shorter fatter Bird that waddles and hardly Hies has been known to kill itself unwittingly. In a rainstorm they la stand outside and look up at the Clouds until their lungs till with water and they drown said Susan Woods a spokesman for the Pennsylvania state Parks department whose parents own a Domestic Turkey farm outside Lewistown a. If they re inside during a thunderstorm they la All run Over into a Corner jump on lop of each other and  one startling aspect of the Turkey s new visibility is that it has the uncanny ability to disappear in Hunting season. They have Learned that during that peeled of time during the late summer there is no danger in coming up into people s Yards Kennamer said. They Don t come wrong Side out when they see a human being but they re not foolish. At Hunting time they Are very hard to find and if you pull out a gun and Start shooting they Aren t going to hang around  ears a newspaper delivered to your room and your Luggage checked. I be done All those things. Ten percent of your net Worth ought to cover it. Some things i la toss. In. They re on the House. Like fixing the toilet wallpapering the hallway changing Furnace filters catering your business dinners taking your phone messages running out to have prescriptions tilled in the Middle of the night and of yes. You. Marriage contracts Are fairly new. Their popularity reflects unions that Are geared to failure. It says in essence a do and you do but if we Don to you re not going to do unto me before a do unto you first it s a Crummy Way to Start a marriage. There s another reason Why marriage contracts Are better left unwritten. If men s assets Are shared and women retaliate with the Cost of their services very frankly they could t afford us. Face it sweetie we re expensive. But we re Worth it. C lot Anim Tolmei Send Scalt