A new multilingual supplement to the Sandgrouse special issue on the Great Bustard in Central Asia is now available. The special issue contains 17
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First global review of bustard collisions with powerlines
“Bustards comprise a highly threatened family of birds and, being relatively fast, heavy fliers with very limited frontal visual fields, are particularly susceptible to
New Global Population Estimate for Great Bustards
A new population estimate by EBA Director Mimi Kessler finds that Central Asia, which encompasses 30% of the Great Bustard range, now contains just
Special Journal Issue on Great Bustards in Central Asia [updated]
A special issue of the ornithological journal Sandgrouse contains seventeen articles focusing on the Great Bustard, including many authored by partners of the Eurasian
Call for proposals: Great Bustard Small Grants!
The Eurasian Bustard Alliance, in collaboration with the Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia (OSME), is pleased to announce
Endangered great bustards make spring journey back to nature reserve in N China’s Inner Mongolia
“”So far, more than 60 pairs of great bustards have been found nesting and reproducing at the nature reserve. There are over 260 great
Seasonal protected area proposed for wintering Great Bustards in Beijing
Sun Aihua, a member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, has recommended establishing a seasonal protected area for
One-third of Crimea’s Great Bustard population poisoned
In western Crimea 70 Great Bustards were found poisoned with banned rodenticides. Krym.realii – Массовая гибель краснокнижных птиц произошла в Крыму Rossiiskaya Gazeta –
A Houbara Bustard breeding center is planned for Kalmykia
The center will be financed by the International Fund for Houbara Conservation. Houbara have been observed only three times in the wild in Kalmykia.
Anthropogenic disturbance found to be main factor affecting habitat quality of Great Bustards in Western China
A joint study by researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Eurasian Bustard Alliance