The book covers wide-ranging aspects of the park's human and natural history, geography and geology, and biographical highlights of important figures such as John Muir and Galen Clark. The dramatic photos of Yosemite in all seasons are by noted photographers as Michael Frye, Keith Walket, Jeff Nicholas and Howard Weamer, among others. Innovative illustrative maps were conceived by Yosemite artist Darlece Cleveland. In late March of this year, Wildlife Management received several reports of wild turkeys within park boundaries in Foresta and Wawona. From these reports, it appears we are experiencing an unusual and disturbing movement of wild turkeys into Yosemite.
Turkeys are non-native to all of California.
Yosemite will work closely with Sierra National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest, CDFG, and other Sierra parks to stop introducing turkeys in areas that might threaten park ecosystems. Such serious threats justify that Yosemite acts quickly to eradicate turkeys from known locations in the park. The limited number of turkeys currently in the park make eradication feasible. Because turkeys can be immediately taken when encountered, the preferred method for turkey management is shooting. Trapping, using a cage-funnel trap, is the secondary method.