Flight directions of Great Bustards Otis tarda after take-off were used to analyse effects of
power lines on spatial movements of this highly endangered bird species. Data on flight …

Great Bustards are still vulnerable to agricultural intensification, power line collision, and
other human-induced landscape changes. Their world population is estimated to be …

The current distribution and recent population trends of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) in Iran
were investigated based on a literature review and unpublished data (1995–2008) followed …

As the whole Palearctic steppe system, its iconic bird, the Great Bustard has also suffered
from the expansion of intensive agriculture. The species now typically has stable or growing …

At the turn of the 19-20th centuries, the Great Bustard population of the Kisalföld (Little
Hungarian Plain) numbered 4000 specimens. By 1990, only about 100 individuals remained …

The population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda), one of the heaviest flying birds and a
species that requires large areas of habitat, has declined markedly in Central Europe over …

In Europe agricultural intensification is one of the major threats for Great Bustards. In order to
address this issue within the Austrian agri-environmental scheme" ÖPUL"(Austrian …

In this chapter, we review the way captive breeding of the little bustard is currently being
carried out. Indeed, among the various conservation strategies that have been tried to …

Aunque menos marcadas que en el tamaño, existen diferencias entre machos y hembras en
el diseño y colorido del plumaje. Las hembras, de silueta mucho más esbelta y grácil que …

Im Rahmen von LIFE-und LIFE+ Projekten konnten erfolgreich Maßnahmen umgesetzt
werden, die zu einem deutlichen Bestands-Anstieg der pannonischen Population der …