California Quail is an underrated conservation issue. They’re extirpated from SF County and declining across the state (Sierra foothills are an exception). The direct mortality issue is mostly free-roaming cats and also car strikes. Habitat loss is the second biggest issue behind cats. Although cats compound the problem by making good quail habitat near people into an ecological sink due to the number of cats that pop baby quail like a kid pops M&Ms.
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