“Bustards comprise a highly threatened family of birds and, being relatively fast, heavy fliers with very limited frontal visual fields, are particularly susceptible to
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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
Anthropogenic disturbance found to be main factor affecting habitat quality of Great Bustards in Western China
A joint study by researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Eurasian Bustard Alliance
Есть ли будущее у дрофы в Казахстане? – Зеленый мир
«Пугливость и осторожность дрофы усложнили про-цесс изучения. Во время наблюдений на плато Караой при виде автомобиля птицы улетали аж за 4 километра, – делится
По следам дудака – Ремез
“Густой холодный туман покрывал дорогу и формировал тонкий слой льда по переднему стеклу УАЗика. На ветках деревьев в лесопосадках сверкала изморозь. Мы с Талгатом
Publication: Averting The Extinction Of Bustards In Asia
Thirty authors from across Asia have assembled a ground-breaking article, bringing together information about the critical status of all six bustard species in Asia, stating
New Research: Great Bustard Subspecies Genetically Distinct
Our research group has published findings resulting from a decade of work collecting genetic samples (dropped feathers!) from endangered populations of Great Bustards across
New Study On Great Bustard Physiological Response To Winter Weather
We have collaborated on a study published in the scientific journal General and Comparative Endocrinology, examining the hormonal response of the eastern subspecies of Great
Governments unite to conserve the world’s heaviest flying animal – National Geographic
“Asian range countries of the world’s heaviest flying bird, the great bustard, will coordinate the conservation of highly threatened populations of the species after