Parasites Were Killing Bobwhite Quail. Texas Hunters Helped Create a Drug to Save Them.

WHO: A Texas Tech professor and an organization of Dallas-area hunters.WHAT: An FDA-approved medicated feed for wild quails that eradicates parasitic worms.WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The northern bobwhite quail, a game bird once ubiquitous across much of Texas, is struggling. Its population in the Rolling Plains region, which stretches from just east of Lubbock to slightly north of Abilene, is significantly below historic levels. “We expect only scattered pockets of good hunting this year,” notes Texas Parks and Wildlife’s forecast for quail season in the region.There are many reasons for the long-term, nationwide decline of the grassland bird, notably habitat loss and fragmentation. In Texas, another factor appears to be partly responsible: parasitic worms. Quail in the Rolling Plains are rife with these tiny invaders…

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