Female birds breed better… if they see sexy males. Not exactly rocket science
Bustards in the News
News about bustard species around the globe
Great Bustard: the heaviest flying bird in Iran
Great Bustard: the heaviest flying bird in Iran. LenzIran
Poaching of China’s migratory birds ignites netizen anger and activism
Poaching of China’s migratory birds ignites netizen anger and activism. Tea Leaf Nation; Great Bustards are poisoned alongside other species
Mineral-rich Mongolia rapidly becoming ‘mine-golia’
Mineral-rich Mongolia rapidly becoming ‘mine-golia’. NPR; a major mining zone in development in the midst of Mongolian Great Bustards migratory route
China: failure to end the slaughter of migratory birds
China: failure to end the slaughter of migratory birds. Global Voices
Дрофы исчезают
Дрофы исчезают [Great bustard disappearing from Russian Siberia]. EcoPortal
Call for wild animals off menu.
Call for wild animals off menu. China Daily
Illegal bird trapping in China
Illegal bird trapping in China. Talking Naturally
Poisoned Wetlands
In wetlands of Shandong and Henan provinces, common cranes are being poisoned indiscriminately. WCS China
Jail for eaters of endangered wild animals in China.
Jail for eaters of endangered wild animals in China. BBC News China; Great Bustard meat is illegally traded in China