We’ve custom-fit backpack transmitters for two new female bustards: Bosoo and Mendee. We’re looking forward to observing them on their fall migration.
Project News
News and announcements from the EBA
Two Empty Leks
Leks are traditional areas Great Bustards visit each spring to display, mate, and nest. This summer we were unable to locate lekking bustards at
Career Counseling Session For Rural Youth
Our career counseling session for rural high school students was a hit, with over 60 students in attendance. Our team’s master’s students explained the
Team Member B. Dashnyam Defends Master’s Thesis!
B. Dashnyam, a team member since 2007, successfully defended his master’s thesis on Great Bustard diet and habitat preferences. Join us in congratulating Dashnyam!
Biodiversity Day And School Outreach
We’ve launched this summer’s series of programs for rural schoolchildren with a lesson by U. Tuvshin in honor of International Day for Biological Diversity, followed
Action! Documentary Filming Begins
This year we are partnering with D. Sumkhuu, director of the Scientific and Environmental Cinematographic Society of Mongolia to create a short documentary on
Bustard Lek Confirmed
On the road to our field site this summer, we were able to confirm the existence of a bustard lek (breeding site) we had
Toson Bustard Predated
En route to our field site we have investigated the death of one of the bustards we have been tracking. Feathers and bones were
Snow Storm Delays Field Season
A snow storm has closed roads leading out of the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, and delayed the start of our field season for a couple
New Radio Interview On Gazar Tenger Program
Nationally acclaimed radio host Shagdarsuren interviewed A. Kessler for updates on Great Bustard research in Mongolia. The interview will air on 1 November 2010,