Upland update, 02/15/2012

              The Wildlife Department is embarking on an intensive, long-term
research project on two northwest Oklahoma wildlife management areas
to study quail reproductive success and mortality. The Department is
also teaming up with a group of partners to conduct an extensive
research project that covers the western portion of the northern bobwhite
quail's North American range. The Department will continue ongoing
quail conservation efforts across the state through a number of initiatives
on both public and private lands.
QUAIL UPDATE
89er Chapter of Quail Forever donates $20,000 for upland habitat work
As the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation continues to stay at the forefront of
research efforts to learn about declining quail populations, the agency's partners continue to lend
their support.
At its Feb. 6 meeting, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission accepted a donation
of $20,000 from the Central Oklahoma 89er Chapter Quail Forever.
The donation came from the estate of a Tillman Co. resident who wanted to benefit quail in
Oklahoma, and the funds will be matched with $40,000 in Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
Program dollars to purchase a skid steer, a tree-cutting attachment and a trailer for enhancing
upland game habitat, particularly in southwest Oklahoma. Wildlife Department personnel can use
the equipment to remove invasive red cedar trees and other encroaching woody vegetation on
wildlife management areas in Oklahoma.
"It is partners like the 89er Chapter of Quail Forever that help make conservation happen in
Oklahoma," said Bill Dinkines, assistant chief of wildlife for the Wildlife Department. "We're grateful
for their support and glad they are willing to jump in and help us conserve wildlife in
Oklahoma." .
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT IS DOING
Check out the Wildlife Department's website at www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/quail.htm.
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he or she may have been discriminated against or would like further information should write:
Director, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK
73152, or Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.
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