Mendee joined our team in summer 2011. To honor the teamwork involved in running our field camp and carrying out research, her name is
Group: Bustard
Sondor
Sondor, or “Pendant,” was named for lovely markings around her neck. Sondor died partway along her fall migration, in 2009. Investigations suggest that she
Songuul’
Songuul’, or “Election,” was captured as Mongolia’s capital was rocked by riots over disputed elections in 2008. This shy bustard has a penchant for
Bayan
A male bustard, Bayan displays remarkably different movement patterns than do the female bustards we monitor. In spring, Bayan remains on the traditional breeding
Dölgöön
Dölgöön was captured in the fall of 2007 with her 3 lb chick on agricultural fields. (Great Bustard chicks may stay with their mothers
Nergüi
Nergüi means “Nameless” in Mongolian, and it’s a name given to children as a good-luck charm. If malevolent spirits can’t locate a child with