<h1>How You Can Help Bobwhite …</h1> <p><em><span style=”font-size: 14pt;”>The bobwhite quail and the suite of other species in peril won’t survive as part of America’s landscape without a larger community working toward the goal. Here are a few things you can do to help:</span></em></p> <ul> <li>First, spread the word about the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative by sharing this website with friends and acquaintances who care about bobwhite quail and/or the suite of other wildlife species being wiped out by destruction of their habitat.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Keep current with efforts to save the bobwhite by subscribing to NBCI news releases and the NBCI blog, and encourage others to do the same. Keep passing that information along to others.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>NBCI is an organized effort by the states for the states, so contact your state department of conservation or fish & wildlife commission (check the web links under About Us), tell them you support their efforts to restore quail to America’s landscape and ask them how you can help.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>If your state has a specialty vehicle license plate that supports quail managment, buy it.<img src=”images/articleimages/quailplate.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”quailplate” width=”368″ height=”186″ style=”float: right; border: 0; margin: 1px;” /></li> </ul> <ul> <li>Join one of the non-governmental grassroots organizations, like Quail Forever, Quail Unlimited, Quail and Upland Wildlife Foundation, Quail Coalition or the National Wild Turkey Federation (yes, they have a effort on the quail’s behalf) and put your boots on the ground to help restore habitat. (Again, check the web links under About Us.)</li> </ul> <ul> <li>See if any members of your Congressional delegation is a member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. If so, contact him/her about the bobwhite’s plight and the NBCI.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Contact your local county extension office and ask them what they are doing to promote improved quail habitat with agricultural interests in the county. Share the NBCI story with them.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ask your state forestry commission how they are working with the state’s wildlife biologists to manage state forests in a way that will help recover wild quail populations. Share the NBCI story with them.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Donate dollars to the cause. NBCI, working with its headquarters institution the University of Tennessee, is establishing an avenue to allow financial contributions, including establishment of an endowment to help support what is sure to be a long-term effort.</li> </ul> <p> </p>
