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
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News and announcements from the EBA
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
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
Multilingual Sandgrouse supplement now online
A new multilingual supplement to the Sandgrouse special issue on the Great Bustard in Central Asia (published in English) is now available. The special
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
Central Asian Flyway Initiative takes flight
The fledgling Central Asian Flyway (CAF) Initiative will bring together governments and conservation actors from thirty nations to coordinate the conservation of migratory birds
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