Houbara bustards
In the Atlas Mountains of Morocco,
the Houbara birds are endangered. Between 1995 and last year, the Emirates
Center for Wildlife Propagation had care for 60,000 birds in remote Morocco.
There are plans of releasing 15,000 birds per season. Humans train the birds
that are staying in breathings to be more familiar to them. The female lays
three eggs and hatch 24 days. The author says “Even petting the newly hatched
birds has a purpose” (Todorova, V. 2011). Chicks are kept in cages until they
are released. A year after their release, 65 percent of the birds survive and
they are monitored by scientists with radio and satellite transmitter to know every
movement of the birds. The last 10 years nesting has increased and the center
reached the goal of taking care of endangered species.
References
Todorova, V. (2011, May 27). UAE-funded centre
revives endangered bird population - The National. Latest and breaking news
| thenational.ae - The National. Retrieved October 14, 2012, from
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/heritage/uae-funded-centre-revives-endangered-bird-population
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Ali Ahmed Yousef
CEP 1103
H00247437
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