“Стрепеты — редкие птицы, которые полвека не гнездились на территории нашей страны, начали потихоньку возвращаться. Об этом сообщили в Орнитологическом сообществе. Отмечается, что в рамках конференции «На Западе — под угрозой, на Востоке —
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Seminar on Eastern populations of the Little Bustard
On 15 March, the Ornithological Society of Kyrgyzstan, together with the Eurasian Bustard Alliance and the Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus
A New Action Plan for Great Bustards in Asia
Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) at COP14 have unanimously approved the Revised Action Plan for Great Bustards in Asia!
Spotlight on Bustards at CMS COP14
Bustards were in the spotlight at COP14 of the Convention on Migratory Species, held in February 2024. The host country, Uzbekistan, honored the Great
Great Bustard conservation status has declined to ENDANGERED globally
A re-assessment of the status of the Great Bustard has been published by the global conservation authority, IUCN. Due to recent steep declines in
New genome assembly for the Eastern Great Bustard
Researchers have published a high-quality genome assembly for the Eastern Great Bustard. These data shed light onto past population sizes, natural selection pressures, and
New Action Plan for Great Bustards in Asia on the agenda for CMS COP14
A new Action Plan for Great Bustards in Asia has been proposed by the Government of Mongolia for consideration at the 2024 Conference of
Extensive surveys of Little Bustard wintering in Azerbaijan
Rapid surveys in early 2023 identified important sites for the Little Bustard in Azerbaijan, where a geographic bottleneck funnels populations breeding to the north
CEPF Grant supports Transboundary Conservation of Great Bustards in Central Asia
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund will provide support for the project “Transboundary Conservation of the Great Bustard in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.” This work will
Important Great Bustard wintering grounds in Uzbekistan
A new publication [pdf] in the journal “Geography, Environment, Sustainability” highlights the importance of wintering grounds in Uzbekistan to the survival of the Central