"You do not necessarily have to be following a pair of pointing dogs to appreciate quail. The “bob-white” call rekindles fond memories for many Texans."  This observation from Where Have All the Quail Gone?  captures a common Texan sentiment towards quail, and helps explain why declining quail populations concern private landowners, hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts alike. As the aforementioned publication asserts, efforts to restore quail by improving habitat benefit not only quail but other wildlife as well.

At Connenara Meadow Preserve in Allen, volunteers from North Texas Master Naturalist began working with Meadow Manager Bob Mione on a quail reintroduction project in late 2016/early 2017.  The Bobwhite Quail Restoration Project, described in this DFW Urban Wildlife article, employs a "call back" concept based on quails' instinct to covey with other quail.

When the Wild Texas Film Tour made stops in Dallas and Fort Worth this month, attendees were treated to a close-up look at the majestic Desert Bighorn Sheep, and the work of wildlife biologist Froylan Hernandez, who has been working tirelessly to help relocate some of the resident Bighorns at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area to the Bofecillos Mountains in Big Bend Ranch State Park. A Texas Parks & Wildlife's magazine article about the reintroduction effort offers a glimpse into the project and a key person driving it forward.

 

When Red Wolves faced extinction along the Gulf Coast, including Texas, the remaining wild wolves were trapped for a captive breeding program, with their progeny reintroduced in North Carolina but not Texas.  Recently, researchers have discovered evidence of red wolf genes in canids on Galveston Island, raising the possibility that this species may yet have a future in Texas.