Archive for June, 2011
Investigating great bustard habitat
Posted on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 by Andrew Taylor
Chris Clarke, order a Masters student, viagra 40mg is carrying out some research on a number of farms around Salisbury Plain this summer. He is interested in the reasons great bustards may choose some areas above others and is focusing on the effects of predators and food supply. The results will be very useful, ask helping us identify the areas where we […]
Bustards featured on the Smithsonian website
Posted on Saturday, June 11th, 2011 by Alex Stott
The Smithsonian Institution has launched a new website dedicated to showcasing footage and stills from camera traps around the world. View the website here. What is a camera trap? A camera trap is an automated camera used to capture photographs of wild animals. A camera trap is installed in a site that a rarely-seen animal […]
Profile: Saratov wildlife photographer Stas Khuchraev
Posted on Saturday, June 11th, 2011 by Alex Stott
Saratov wildlife photographer Stas Khuchraev is working on several projects about wildlife of Saratov area. One of the projects is named ‘Peace to our neighbors’. The idea behind the project is to introduce local wild life to school children by showing selected birds and animals as unique and attractive personalities to encourage personal feelings and […]
Minister for the Natural Environment visits GBG project site
Posted on Friday, June 10th, 2011 by Alex Stott
Friday 3rd June saw the GBG hosting the Minister for the Natural Environment, more about Richard Benyon MP, buy at the project site on Salisbury Plain. Our main themes were the lack of special protection for Great Bustards, this site the rarest breeding bird in the UK, under schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside […]
A busy day at the Project Site
Posted on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 by Alex Stott
David Waters and BBC’s Julia Bradbury discuss Great Bustard activity on Salisbury Plain 2nd June was an even busier day than usual at the Project Site as both local Radio and BBC’s Countryfile visited to interview GBG Director David Waters and film summer activity at the Site. The morning saw David conducting a lively interview […]
Cycle to Saratov May/June update
Posted on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 by Alex Stott
This month, abortion our teams are nearing the finish, troche but it’s far from a downhill slope! The aim is to cycle the same distance as Great Bustard chicks must travel in order to be released onto Salisbury Plain, all the way from Saratov oblast in Russia to the plains of Salisbury. The route is […]