➡️ Today starts the 4th Portuguese National Survey of the #littlebustard, coordinated by our group and with the collaboration of LPN, SPEA, EDIA and volunteers. Until May 17, observers will be on the field recording all little bustards they can hear or see.

#birdsurveys #steppebirdconservation

Meeting one of the survey teams today to follow up on monitoring mortality caused by the high-tension power line 🦅⚡

#Uzbekistan #Powerlines #SteppeBirdConservation

🌱 Spring is here in the desert, and Ferula plants are coming out this year!

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Carrying out Houbara bustard surveys with opportunities to admire wild desert tulips! 🌷

#Uzbekistan #Houbarabustard #steppebirdconservation

First day in the desert!

We have been setting up cameras to asses the duration of florencency of the hawkeye devices fit on the power-lines to prevent bird colisions. 🦅📸

#uzbekistan #powerline #ecology #steppebirdconservation

As viagens dos sisões asiáticos, com João Paulo Silva A Viagem do Maçarico · Episode

🎙️ Our PI, João Paulo Silva, recently joined a podcast (in Portuguese) to talk about our latest research on #littlebustard #ecology in Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries.
Check it out to learn more about our ongoing projects!
#steppebirdconservation

open.spotify.com/episode/5RGl...

Last week we were at ISA's open day welcoming future students and explaining them why we put #GPS on the prettiest of #birds! 🦅

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