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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has plans to reintroduce wild northern bobwhite quail in Pennsylvania. They have been extirpated from the state.
The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), also known as the Virginia quail or (in its home range) bobwhite quail, is a ground-dwelling bird native to Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, with introduced populations elsewhere in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. It is a member of the group of species known as New World quail ...
The king quail, an Old World quail, often is sold in the pet trade, and within this trade is commonly, though mistakenly, referred to as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for table food or egg consumption , and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they may be released to supplement the wild population ...
About 90 northern bobwhite quail have been released at Letterkenny Army Depot and experts talk about the challenges to establish a wild population.
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This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs . Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct).
Scaled quail lay from 9 to 16 eggs; most clutches are 12 to 14 eggs. [15] Eggs are incubated by the female for 21 to 23 days. Double-brooding (the production of two consecutive broods in one season) is common. [15] In west Texas, Wallmo [16] observed the male rearing the first brood while the female began a second clutch.
Rabbits need their enclosure thoroughly cleaned once or twice a week to keep their living space sanitary and odor-free. However, droppings and dirty litter need to be removed on a daily basis.