The quail's role in the Rolling Plains ecosystem is vital to understanding what is happening in the rest of the biome.

One of six native quail species found in the United States, the northern bobwhite is the only species found east of the Mississippi. It is named for its two-note whistle, which sounds like a low “Bob” ...

Raising quail for meat and eggs in your backyard can easily become a fascinating hobby. Quail are friendly, inexpensive and tender, and their eggs are in many places considered a delicacy. It is also ...

Quail populations depend on spring rainfall for insects and specific types of seeds for food.

With its distinctive topknot, the California or Valley quail looks more like a fanciful partridge in a pear tree than it does a real bird, but it is real. It’s also thriving and, unlike most other ...

I have to admit, I am not bullish on the long-term future for bobwhite quail in Texas, and to be honest the rest of North ...

That seemingly harmless, pudgy little bird with the striped belly you see visiting your backyard from time to time or zipping across your favorite mountain trail, well, it harbors a dark family secret ...

The Center for Natural Capital, through its Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative program, is helping landowners connect their properties through corridors of protected grasslands in an effort to ...

ROANOKE, W.Va. — Against some tall odds, West Virginia’s quail initiative continues to move forward. The program was officially launched in 2022 under the direction of Governor Jim Justice. The ...

As the next step in bringing wild bobwhite quail back to Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Game Commission at its meeting on Saturday will consider establishing a 177.65-square-mile recovery area at ...

A growing market continues to exist for the sale of pen-reared bobwhite quail, but state natural resources officials say a commercial quail breeder’s license is needed before opening for business.