A new population estimate by EBA Director Mimi Kessler finds that Central Asia, which encompasses 30% of the Great Bustard range, now contains just
Project News
News and announcements from the EBA
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
Welcome to our new, multilingual website!
We are in the process of launching this new, multi-lingual website! Please excuse (or let us know about!) any errors you come across as
Steppe by Steppe: a Presentation for OSME’s Summer Meeting
Dr Mimi Kessler presented a talk, “Steppe by Steppe: In Search of the Great Bustard in Central Asia” at the Summer Meeting of the
Conservation Advances for Bustards at CMS COP13!
The 13th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species convened in Gandhinigar, India. This year a record six proposals were considered to
Winter Surveys Underway Across Three Countries
For the second year, we’re coordinating winter counts of Great Bustards in southern Kazakhstan, southeastern Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, in addition to the ongoing work
Great Bustard Documentary Reaches Audiences in China
The documentary on Great Bustards created by EBA for Mongolian audiences has been translated into Chinese by the non-governmental conservation organization China Biodiversity Conservation