Quail-Tech™
One of the greatest conservation and research battles fought on Texas soil.
Quail are declining in population.
We use this plain fact as the driving force behind Quail-Tech™, a research team at Texas Tech University. In our work, we partner with conservation-minded individuals to expand sustainable populations through increased knowledge, understanding and research. Whether you are a large landowner or an interested individual, you can join us in the fight.
Our efforts to reverse the decline stretches across 38 counties and 22 million acres in the Rolling Plains of Texas, representing areas populous in quail and also those where quail populations have declined. Backed by our anchor ranches, we are conducting one of the largest quail data collection efforts to learn how to best protect quail populations and habitat.
What makes Quail-Tech™ different from many other research programs?
Many researchers are attempting to fully understand the complex relationship between rainfall and quail population growth. At Quail-Tech™, we are moving beyond this effort to simply monitor, explain, and predict. We are finding ways to influence quail population growth in the Rolling Plains of Texas.
For a behind-the-scenes look into Quail-Tech™ and our research, visit our Videos page.
Vision
Our vision is to further our knowledge and understanding of the Northern Bobwhite and Scaled Quail and their habitat relationships with the goal of expanding the range of sustainable populations. To achieve this vision, we conduct research and educate new biologists and landowners in quail management.
Goals
Our goals with Quail-Tech™ are to:
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Provide anchor ranches throughout the 38 counties to serve as a stronghold and base from which the line of quail decline will be pushed eastward until sustainable populations are returned to all of northwest and north-central Texas
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Recruit corporate partners and recognize their efforts to support Texas Tech in its efforts to preserve quail in Texas
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Generate widespread adoption of the recommendations and programs created from Quail-Tech™ and its anchor ranches, until we have sustainable quail populations in Texas and beyond
Quail-Tech™ is a research program within the natural resources management department at Texas Tech University. Their continued support enables us to further our dedication to this important cause.
The fight for quail conservation continues.
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