This Scout Hatched 300 Quail in the Family Living Room to Help Repair an Endangered Ecosystem

Trevor Burke had some unusual roommates during his senior year at St. Mark's School of Texas: a flock of northern bobwhite quail.Breeders around the state had given or sold fertilized quail eggs to Burke at a discount. They were intrigued by his audacious plan: to repopulate the Blackland Prairie of North Texas with a species that once proliferated there. But quail eggs need the warmth of the nest to hatch, and leaving them outside would have been fatal. To pursue his dream of revitalizing the habitat on which Dallas was built, Burke consulted with master naturalists and environmental scientists. Then he consulted with his mom, Nancy Burke. How would she feel about him raising over 300 quail in the living room?  Continue reading...