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

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Quails