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Bobwhite management occurred on at least 3,217,523 acres in 2019 – 78 percent of that on private land -- according to the latest edition of the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative’s (NBCI) State of the Bobwhite 2020 report, the 10th such report since its inception in 2011.
Other highlights of the report include:
State of the Bobwhite 2020 is a range-wide snapshot of population, hunting, and conservation status of the northern bobwhite, as well as features on various projects of interest around the core bobwhite range. The digital version may be accessed at https://bringbackbobwhites.org/download/nbcis-bobwhite-almanac-state-of-the-bobwhite-2020/ Hard copies shipping to the 25 states and Washington, D.C., this year will include a link to a short online survey that focuses on the overall value of the report to the reader as well as specific questions regarding content, size, and format.
About NBCI
Headquartered at the University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture/Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, NBCI is a science and habitat-based initiative of the National Bobwhite Technical Committee (NBTC) to elevate bobwhite quail recovery from an individual state-by-state proposition to a coordinated, range-wide leadership endeavor to restore wild bobwhites on a landscape scale. The committee is comprised of representatives of 25 state wildlife agencies, various academic research institutions and private conservation organizations. Support for NBCI is provided by the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program, 25 state wildlife agencies, the Joe Crafton Family Endowment for Quail Initiatives, the University of Tennessee, Roundstone Native Seed, and Lotek. Media contact: John Doty, jdoty3@utk.edu