Background Monitoring forage in livestock operations is critical to sustainable rangeland
management of soil and ecological processes that provide both livestock and wildlife …

Aerial wildlife surveys with fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters are used more often than on-
the-ground field surveys to cover areas that are both extensive and often inaccessible …

Habitat loss and fragmentation have been implicated in the decline of chestnut-bellied
scaled quail (Callipepla squamata castanogastris) in southern Texas, USA Although a …

Non‐native grasses are frequently sown in the southwestern United States for livestock
forage and erosion control. These grasses often spread from areas where they are planted …

Usable space for northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) has declined significantly over
the past 3 decades in Texas because non-native grasses have replaced native vegetation …

Adaptive management has been and is being practiced with the goal of sustaining
populations of wild quails on large areas of rangelands in the American West. Because the …

Background Monitoring forage in livestock operations is critical to sustainable rangeland
management of soil and ecological processes that provide both livestock and wildlife …

The simultaneous study of demography and behavior might provide a more comprehensive
understanding about animal responses to anthropogenic disturbances. The White-winged …

Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) historically occupied nearly every county within
the Edwards Plateau ecoregion of Texas, USA. Over the last 2 centuries overgrazing, lack of …

Estimating abundance and trends of wildlife populations is an important aspect of wildlife
management and conservation. Currently there are a variety of surveys used to estimate …