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National Quail Symposium ProceedingsVolume 3 Article 241993Appendix A: Strategic Plan for Quail Managementand Research in the United States: Issues andStrategiesLeonard A. BrennanMississippi State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/nqspThis Appendix is brought to you for free and open access by Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion inNational Quail Symposium Proceedings by an authorized editor of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, pleasecontact trace@utk.edu.Recommended CitationBrennan, Leonard A. (1993) "Appendix A: Strategic Plan for Quail Management and Research in the United States: Issues andStrategies," National Quail Symposium Proceedings: Vol. 3 , Article 24.Available at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/nqsp/vol3/iss1/24170 Quail III STRATEGIC PLAN FOR QUAIL MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES LEONARD A BRENNAN, ed., 1 Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, PO Drawer LW, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 1 Citation: Brennan, L.A., ed. 1993. Strategic plan for quail management and research in the United States: issues and strategies. Pages 170-182 in K. E. Church and T. V. Dailey, eds. Quail III: national quail symposium. Kansas Dep. Wildl. and Parks, Pratt. This portion of the plan identifies several broad actions that can be implemented immediately. It is followed by 5 sections on specific issues and strategies: (1) agricultural practices and pes-ticides, (2) forest practices, (3) grazing and range management, (4) releases of pen-raised quail, and (5) population dynamics and hunting. Issue 1.0 POPULATION DECLINES Widespread population declines and local extinc-tions of quail in the U.S., along with the relative lack of resources and attention allocated to these birds are highly significant problems currently facing natural resource management agencies. Strategies J. J.-Develop a program for quail population and habitat management and research modeled on the Accelerated Research Program for the Management of Upland Shore and Migratory Game Birds described in Sanderson (1977). Enlist support and cooperation of state and federal resource management agencies, and non-governmental organizations for such a com-prehensive program. J.2.--Develop cooperative working groups of biologists and managers from state and federal agencies and private conservation organizations to direct management and research efforts. A working group should be established for each region of North America that supports quail. 1Present Address: Tall Timbers Research Station, Route 1, Box 678, Tallahassee, FL 32312-9712. Issue 2.0 ECONOMIC VALUES Few contemporary data are available on the economic values associated with consumptive and nonconsumptive uses of native quail. Strategies 2.1.---Perform research that quantifies con-sumptive and nonconsumptive economic values of each species of North American quail on local, state, regional, and continental scales. 2.2.-Disseminate information on economics of quail hunting to landowners, resource agency ad-ministrators, and state and federal legislators. Issue 3.0 LACK OF COMMON VOICE Constituency groups generally lack a single, common voice and technical expertise to effective-ly address issues related to quail habitat and population ecology and management. Strategies 3.1.-Form a national constituency group coali-tion that will promote strategic planning efforts, influence the political process, and act as a clear-ing-house to provide information on access to funding sources for research and management projects. 3. 2. -Establish a centralized, structured ac-count within each state and have this account administered by a state constituency group coun-cil. Constituency groups can develop competitive proposals for habitat improvement or educational projects and, after review and approval, fund them from this account. 1Brennan: Appendix A: Strategic Plan for Quail Management and Research in tPublished by Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange, 1993Appendix A. Strategic Planning Workshop Issue 4.0 DEALING WITH MYTHS There are many widespread and persistent myths held by resource agencies and the general public about quail and quail management. Strategies 4.1.-Use documented evidence of introduction failures to convince state agencies that introduc-tion of exotic game birds is not cost-effective . 171 4.2.--Encourage constituency groups to take an active and aggressive stance against translocat-ing sp ecies of quail into regions and habitats that are clearly not within their historic range . 4.3.-Provide incentives for sponsorship of short courses and seminars with resource management agencies. 4.4.-Provide incentives for wildlife specialists to write popular newspaper and magazine articles about quail management. 2National Quail Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 3 [1993], Art. 24http://trace.tennessee.edu/nqsp/vol3/iss1/24

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