Record #:

5173

Author(s):

Powell, Chris

Abstract:

North Carolina's quail population is declining. A study conducted at North Carolina State University put to rest some long-held assumptions and pinpointed a main cause. Pesticides and predators were proven to be less of a direct cause than had been thought, with loss of habitat being the chief reason for the decline.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 9, Sept 2001, p2-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Quails

Record #:

7622

Author(s):

Wilson, Jim

Abstract:

Quail Forever was founded in the summer of 2005 by Pheasants Forever, a conservation group with over twenty years experience in maintaining and restoring pheasant habitats. The first chapter of Quail Forever in North Carolina was formed by sportsmen in the southern Coastal Plain. The chapter will focus its efforts on improving quail habitats in the area's public lands.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 70 Issue 2, Feb 2006, p36, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Quails; Habitat conservation--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

7122

Author(s):

Wilson, Jim

Abstract:

In 1965, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission surveys indicated a quail harvest by hunters of almost three million birds. By 2002, the number had dropped to around two hundred thousand. The primary cause of the decline is that the birds no longer have the habitat they require. Increasing population demands more land for businesses and homes. Farmers became more efficient with their land and planted crops that didn't benefit quail as corn, wheat, and soybeans had. Fires, which once benefited quail habitats, are now more controlled in the forests. Wilson discuss this decline and what, if anything, can be done to restore the quail population.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 69 Issue 3, Mar 2005, p4-10, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Quails