A new population estimate by EBA Director Mimi Kessler finds that Central Asia, which encompasses 30% of the Great Bustard range, now contains just
Population Surveys
News about our monitoring and surveys for bustard species
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
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
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
Student in Uzbekistan to research overwintering Great Bustards
Beginning in January 2020, Eurasian Bustard Alliance will support master’s student Jurabek Tulaev of the National University of Uzbekistan in his research on Great
Winter Surveys for Great Bustard Across Central Asia
Great Bustards typically gather in larger groups on wintering grounds, offering a good opportunity to carry out a census of the regional population. From
Surveys In Kazakhstan Reveal Isolated Great Bustard Leks
Eurasian Bustard Alliance carried out collaborative research in West, South, and East Kazakhstan to search for breeding populations of Great Bustards. This work has
Little Bustards Lekking In South Kazakhstan
A team of Eurasian Bustard Alliance collaborators including staff of the conservation non-profit Dikaya Priroda have spotted Little Bustards lekking in far southern regions
Great Bustard Sites Identified In Western Mongolia
This fall, Eurasian Bustard Alliance surveyed Mongolian territory of the Uvs Lake Basin for Great and MacQueen’s bustards, while biologists at Tuva Republic’s Ubsunur
Surveys In Eastern Mongolia
This summer we ventured further into eastern Mongolia to search for remnant populations of Great Bustard. We are now fundraising to carry out telemetry