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	afrol News - Threatened bustard hunted in Botswana
		The bustard is hunted both for local consumption and for export to South Africa and beyond, the study found.
		Consumption of the bustard was found to have long traditions in the areas close to the national parks.
		The global population size of the bustard has not yet been quantified, but ten years ago, it was still believed to be large as the species was described as "frequent" in at least parts of its range.
	www.afrol.com /articles/17398 (524 words)

	7.30 Report - 29/7/1999: What future for Bustard Head
		In the case of Bustard Head near the central Queensland town of 1770, tourist operators say it's obvious -- restore it and promote it as a tourist attraction.
		ROD WELFORD: I think there was a serious decline in Commonwealth Government attention to these for a number of years and that led to a lack of maintenance and a rundown in the facilities and in some cases outright vandalism.
		Des and his family have been bringing visitors to Bustard Head for years, visitors who are always shocked at the state of the lighthouse buildings.
	www.abc.net.au /7.30/stories/s40085.htm (830 words)

	OBC \| publications \| Indian Bustard
		Not many people know that the Indian Bustard is now on the brink of extinction with an estimated population possibly as low as 600-700.(1) Although its present range largely coincides with its historic range, there has been a massive decline in numbers.
		In the early 1980s, the five states of India where the Indian Bustard was still found adopted conservation measures, and eight protected areas were declared.(2,3) Despite these conservation measures, the status of the Indian Bustard has sharply deteriorated during the last 10 years.
		The Indian Bustard is still found in many parts of the Thar desert, especially in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Barmer and Bikaner districts, but in most areas it is declining due to various factors.
	www.orientalbirdclub.org /publications/bullfeats/indianbd.html (1120 words)

	Kori Bustard Fact Sheet - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Kori Bustards are birds of wide, open grasslands, and lightly wooded savanna.
		Kori Bustards are one of the few species of birds that drink water using a sucking motion rather than scooping it up as most birds do.
		Zoos are now breeding Kori Bustards and studying them to learn more about how to save them in the wild.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/Birds/Facts/FactSheets/fact-koribustard.cfm (776 words)

	Bustard - LoveToKnow 1911
		Since the extirpation of the native race the bustard is known to Great Britain only by occasional wanderers, straying most likely from the open country of Champagne or Saxony, and occurring in one part or another of the United Kingdom some two or three times every three or four years, and chiefly in midwinter.
		The bustard is of a pale grey on the neck and white beneath, but the back is beautifully barred with russet and fl, while in the male a band of deep tawny-brown - in some examples approaching a claretcolour - descends from either shoulder and forms a broad gorget on the breast.
		The food of the bustard consists of almost any of the plants natural to the open country it loves, but in winter it will readily forage on those which are grown by man, and especially coleseed and similar green crops.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Bustard (1223 words)

	bustard. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The great bustard, Otis tarda, of Europe and central Asia, is the largest European land-bird; the adult male may be 4 ft (10.2 m) long with an 8-ft (20.3-m) wingspread and may weigh 30 lb (13.6 kg).
		Bustards are stocky birds with long necks and strong legs; their feet are built for running, with flat toes, broad soles, and no hind toe.
		Bustards have been extensively hunted for food; they are extinct in Britain and are becoming scarce in the northern part of their range.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bu/bustard.html (309 words)

	bustard - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Bustard, common name for any of 23 species of the family of birds that occur in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
		Kori Bustard, heaviest flying bird in the southern hemisphere.
		The kori bustard stands 1.35 m (4 ft 6 in) tall, and the largest individuals weigh...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /bustard.html (103 words)

	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Kori Bustard
		Bustards have no crop, but their powerful gizzard, long “blind gut” (cecum) and their habit of taking up quantities of grit assist the digestion of the food they consume.
		Bustards are little known, largely because of the difficulty in studying nervous, well-camouflaged, slow-breeding birds that tend to desert their nests if once alarmed.
		The bustard’s susceptibility to disturbances is a major reason for their decline, especially in northern parts of their distribution where grasslands are coming under pressure from advancing agriculture.
	www.jaxzoo.org /things/biofacts/KoriBustard.asp (1147 words)

	Bustards Funeral Directors Casper Wyoming
		Bustard's has been serving the families of Central Wyoming for over 70 years.
		Bustard's, has been in continuous operation in Casper, Wyoming since 1937 and is the only locally owned and operated Funeral Home in Central Wyoming today.
		We, at Bustard's Funeral Home and Cremation Services, are proud of the tradition of caring that we have carried from generation to generation, a tradition that we learned from our founder.
	www.bustardsfuneraldirectors.com /history.htm (372 words)

	Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
		The Kori bustard is one of the largest flying birds alive today.
		Bustards in Africa are generally found in one of two areas.
		The Kori bustard, however, can be found in both of these areas.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Kori_Bustard.asp (202 words)

	Inspector Aphid Detective Memoir (Site not responding. Last check: )
		William Bustard, Honourable Member for the constituency of Doople-on-the-Marsh, was referred to in the newspapers as the Scourge of the Anarchists.
		I discovered that Bustard invariably walked from the club to his house in Berkeley Square (except during inclement weather), and that eight o'clock was his habitual hour of departure.
		The building at the corner, at which Bustard had pointed, was in fact part of the club itself, two houses adjoining the original premises having been absorbed into it by bricking up their entrances and placing new doors in the internal party-walls.
	members.aol.com /boitha/bustard.htm (3010 words)

	bustard - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The great British BUSTARD More than 170 years ago, the world's heaviest flying bird was driven to extinction in Britain.
		The bustard has landed How a bird as tall as a roe deer and as fast as a greyhound will soon be seen in Britain for the first time in almost 200 years
		Return of the winged giant; After 170 years, the great bustard is coming back to our countryside.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-bustard.html (737 words)

	Bustards
		The bustards are a distinctive Old World family that diverged from cranes 70 million years ago.
		The remaining 20 species of bustards are half the size of the big bruisers, and some are even smaller than that.
		Bustards apparently arose in Africa, and 21 species occur there now, 16 of which are purely Afrotropical.
	montereybay.com /creagrus/bustards.html (915 words)

	Bustard
		The Great Bustard is the heaviest flying bird in the world, whose numbers are dwindling globally due mainly to habitat loss caused by modern agricultural methods : the only remaining populations are on the open grasslands of the Iberian peninsula and on the Russian Steppes.
		Twenty-eight young Great Bustards arrived on Salisbury Plain from Russia at the beginning of August, the first of a number of annual imports in the latest attempt to reintroduce the bird to the Plain, from where it disappeared in the mid 1830s.
		The extinction of the Great Bustard in the 19th century was caused by a number of factors, the main ones being hunting and the destruction of nests, along with the collection of eggs.
	www.drumbeat.org.uk /bustard.htm (691 words)

	Kori Bustard Skull Bone Clones BC-221
		Kori Bustards are primarily distributed throughout eastern and southern Africa and while mostly terrestrial, are considered to be one of the world's heaviest flying birds.
		The lifespan of the kori bustard is unknown in the wild, but the record of longevity in captivity is 26 years.
		The diet of the kori bustard consists largely of insects, and a variety of vertebrates such as small mammals, lizards, snakes, and birds.
	www.boneclones.com /BC-221.htm (383 words)

	Australian Museum - Wild Kids - Birds - Australian Bustard
		Habitat destruction, hunting and foxes preying on Australian Bustards have led to a drop in their numbers.
		Australian Bustards are tall birds that live on open grassy plains and low shrubby areas in northern Australia.
		Australian Bustards walk through the grass during the morning and late afternoon looking for grasses, fruit and seeds, insects, small mammals and reptiles to eat.
	www.amonline.net.au /wild_kids/birds/bustard.htm (188 words)

	Satellite Tracking Houbara Bustards
		Using sophisticated satellite tracking techniques, NARC has ensured that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the first country in the world to have tracked houbara bustard, both on their northerly and southerly migrations.
		As houbara are notoriously difficult to trap on their wintering grounds, because they are few in number and not breeding, a falcon was specially prepared to catch the houbara.
		The short battery life of the transmitter is a disappointment to the NARC researchers and it is hoped that soon a battery will be developed to last for many months, preferably a year, so that researchers can track the same houbara both to and from their breeding grounds, before retrieving the transmitters.
	www.arabianwildlife.com /archive/vol3.2/sattrk.htm (823 words)

	The big bustards
		And among the bustards are three huge ones in the genus Ardeotis: the Kori Bustard A.
		While the Kori Bustard is widespread in east and south Africa, it is spread rather thinly through the habitat.
		Great Indian Bustards can breed at any time of year but it is usually initiated by the start of the rains.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/bigbustards.html (1289 words)

	Great bustard reintroduction project - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 2004, 27 young great bustards arrived from Saratov in Russia and were released at a prepared site on Salisbury Plain, followed by a further 32 in 2005.
		The RSPB was consulted during the development of the project, and sits on a consultative committee that advises on implementation of the project.
		Until the end of the 18th century, great bustards were widely distributed in England on open chalk downland, grassy heaths and agricultural land.
	www.rspb.org.uk /england/southwest/conservation/greatbustard.asp (450 words)

	The UK Great Bustard reintroduction project
		The Great Bustard Group is a UK registered charity (number 1092515) that aims to establish a self-sustaining population of Great Bustards in the UK and create practical conservation measures for Great Bustards in Saratov, Russia.
		During their final meeting the Trust learnt of a potential ethical source of Great Bustards from Russia that could be used for captive rear and release, rather than captive breeding.
		Despite all the evidence that Great Bustards were once a native bird of the UK they are now considered an alien species under English law.
	www.greatbustard.com /about.html (489 words)

	Kori Bustard, Ardeotis kori
		Weighing in at 18kg and reaching up to 50" (128 cm) in length this truly is a big bustard!
		The fact this it is not flightless may come as a surprise to some people (it certainly did to us!).
		In fact the Kori Bustard is just about the heaviest flying bird there is
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /kori.htm (94 words)

	Saving the houbara \| Arabian Environment
		Excessive hunting for falconry; heavy illegal trapping to supply birds for falcon training; and a disturbing increase in hunting pressure in Central Asia over the last few years are among factors responsible for the diminishing houbara numbers.
		With a mission to reconcile the tradition of Arab falconry with sustainable use of natural resources throughout the bustards and falcons range, NARC started breeding attempts in 1993 with donated birds.
		From 21 chicks reared in 2001, to as many as 400 in the current year, the aim is to raise 600-700 annually.
	www.ameinfo.com /62663.html (1246 words)

	C Jean Bustard Profile - Forbes.com
		Bustard was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company in June 2004.
		Bustard was employed by ADA Technologies from 1988 through 1996.
		Bustard holds a B.S. in Physics Education from Indiana University, an M.A. in Physics from Indiana State University and an MBA from the University of Colorado.
	www.forbes.com /finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=1024841 (243 words)

	The UK Great Bustard reintroduction project
		The latest release of Great Bustards took place on September 26th
		The first wild Great Bustard nest in the UK for 175 years
		A GBG delegation visit German and Hungarian Great Bustard conservation projects...
	www.greatbustard.com (110 words)

	Definition of bustard - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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