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Time to talk wild turkeys

Weekly Bird Report on WCAI

Nov 26, 20253:24Science & Medicine

Turkeys have a role to play in the emergence of that pest du jour, the Lone Star Tick, and the weird red-meat allergy they transmit, alpha-gal syndrome. You could say that when it comes to alpha-gal, turkeys giveth, and...

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Time to talk wild turkeys is an episode from Weekly Bird Report on WCAI. Turkeys have a role to play in the emergence of that pest du jour, the Lone Star Tick, and the weird red-meat allergy they transmit, alpha-gal syndrome. You could say...

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Published Nov 26, 2025, 3:24 long, audio available.

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Turkeys have a role to play in the emergence of that pest du jour, the Lone Star Tick, and the weird red-meat allergy they transmit, alpha-gal syndrome. You could say that when it comes to alpha-gal, turkeys giveth, and turkeys taketh away.

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