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Please welcome our newest Board member, Dr. Dwayne Elmore. Dr. Elmore is a Professor, Wildlife Extension Specialist, and Bollenbach Chair in Wildlife Biology in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Oklahoma State University. He earned degrees in wildlife biology from the University of Tennessee-Martin, Mississippi State University,…

In our third year of translocation, we are seeking to better understand differences in demographic rates of bobwhite translocated to northcentral Texas (near Stephenville) from two distinct source populations. One source of birds came from the Rolling Plains ecoregion (RP), and the other came from south Texas (STX). Thus far,…

by Becky Ruzicka The ability to radio-collar and track quail via telemetry is arguably the most valuable tool available to a quail researcher. Telemetry provides us with rich datasets on quail survival, nesting success, clutch sizes, dispersal, habitat selection, etc. The concept is simple: a small transmitter that emits a…

Lehmann Lovegrass is perhaps the most threatening exotic invasive grass impacting west Texas, e.g., the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos. The lovegrass, imported in the 1930s from the Kalahari region of Africa, has claimed millions of acres of sandy soils (e.g., Pyote and Penwell series) and grows in stands dense…

Story by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News This story originally appeared in the May 14 issue of Lone Star Outdoor News A gathering of quail enthusiasts stood in the bright sun and winds of Fisher County on May 7 to celebrate stepping forward for quail research, to welcome a…

The Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation (RPQRF) is pleased to make two special announcements that will ensure the our quail conservation efforts will continue into the future. First, RPQRF broke ground on a new headquarters facility at our research ranch near Roby, Texas on May 7. The $2.4 million facility…