Houbara bustards
The houbara birds
are on the brink of extinction but the UAE government is aiding a programme set
up to breed houbaras, The facility is located in Morrocco and might extend to
China and turkmenistan where houbaras existed in big numbers. The centre of
Morrocco has determined plans for the future to release 15,000 birds per
season. The facility is working hard to keep things controlled to breed healthy
birds and then released them to the wild and also monitor them. "Birds
that are destined to be used for breeding are trained to be familiar with
humans, who must be in regular contact with the birds to complete the in vitro
fertilisation process" good care is carried on the birds but some houbaras
are kept away from human contact to promote wildlife behaviour. The success
rate of the programme is count of by the nests built and the density of male
birds increaseing.
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