He loved to hunt and cook, sometimes combining the two passions at the fire station by serving quail enchiladas, the poultry fresh from a recent hunt.

Many species showed a preference for burrows no matter how burned the area was; the bush rats, agile antechinuses and quails were most active around burrows in areas that had been burned heavily.

Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group.

"There's no reason that it will not work for all poultry operations, including turkeys, quail and ducks," Dridi said.

The tinned dishes included typical Mediterranean ingredients, such as olives, tomatoes, quails and swordfish.