BirdLife Botswana bustard poaching probe
Seeking to understand the needs of kori bustards in hopes of guaranteeing it a safe and secure future.
Kori bustards are among the world's largest birds.
Males can weigh as much as 18 kilograms and approach the weight limit for flying.
Native to the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa, biologists are just now beginning to understand the biology and ecology of this large and impressive species of bustard as well as the other 25 species of bustard.
Like the kori bustard, bustards and people generally don't mix well and most of the world's bustards are in decline or have disappeared from their former range. Several are faced with extinction.
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