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The Decades-Long Effort to Save the Masked Bobwhite Is Finally Taking Off
March 22, 2021 —
Once thought extinct, the critically endangered quail faces a tough recovery but appears to be gaining a foothold in southern Arizona, where foster fathers help bobwhite chicks learn to live in the wild.