The
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for the
public's help in restoring the state's Northern bobwhite quail
population.
Northern
bobwhites occur throughout Florida but there have been population
declines as the bird's habitat has disappeared.
Bobwhite
quail populations in Florida have declined by an estimated 82 percent
over the past 50 years, primarily due to loss of habitat.
The
Northern bobwhites can be found in upland pine forests and fallow
agricultural fields and at the edges of cultivated grain fields.
At
one time, this was a common habitat in Florida and abundant quail
populations were a by-product.
Now
the state is asking for private landowners to report sightings of
bobwhite quail on their land.
The
FWC wants to record sightings of wild quail and would prefer
sightings within the past year.
Hearing bobwhite
quail calls also qualifies as a sighting.
The
information collected will be useful to biologists who work with
private landowners on the restoration of bobwhite quail habitat.
Landowners
can go to a new FWC web page to record when and where they see
northern bobwhite quail on their property at
MyFWC.com/QuailSightings.
http://live.oysterradio.com/
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