“”So far, more than 60 pairs of great bustards have been found nesting and reproducing at the nature reserve. There are over 260 great
Bustards in the News
News about bustard species around the globe
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.
Man killed after filming hunting of Houbara Bustards in Pakistan
After a local man filmed a foreign hunting party attempting to hunt Houbara Bustards, he was found tortured and killed. Vice.com – He filmed
A quarter of the world population of Eastern Great Bustard is overwintering in Changyuan, China
300-450 Great Bustard overwinter in agricultural areas along the Yellow River in Changyuan, China kknews – 國內1600隻大鴇 有四分之一都來長垣過冬了
Great Bustards in the heart of Beijing
“Great Bustards have returned to Tongzhou. Does Beijing have enough wisdom to keep them?” The efforts of community members to limit disturbance for a
Rodenticide poisons birds in Ukraine
Leading ornithologists in Ukraine and Russia are spreading news of repeated die-offs of hundreds of cranes, as well as swans, ducks and other birds
Great Bustard returns to Romania after being hunted to near-extinction
The species, which once numbered 5000 in Romania, was extirpated in the 1980s. A photograph now documents its return to the country.
Poaching of Little Bustards in Azerbaijan
Poaching of Little Bustards conducted in Azerbaijan in protected area during non-hunting season. Foreign sport falconers arrived in country despite coronavirus travel ban.