Houbara bustard
In Atlas
Mountains of Morocco men and women works to help the endangered Houbara birds
from extinction they take care and feed them. Emirates Center for Wildlife
Propagation located in Missour, Morocco financed by Abu Dhabi Government
produced more than 60,000 birds. The
cost is undefined and there are similar facilities in the UAE and Kazakhstan.
“The center in Morocco has ambition plans for the future: there are plans to
expand the release effort to 15,000 birds per season” (Todorova, V. 2011) . The
breeding birds should be familiar with humans to complete the fertilization.
The released birds are kept in cages till them nine months old and 65% of the
birds survive after a year of releasing.
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References
Todorova, V.
(2011, May 27). UAE-funded centre revives endangered bird population - The
National. Latest and breaking news | thenational.ae - The National. Retrieved
March 13, 2013, from
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/heritage/uae-funded-centre-revives-endangered-bird-population
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