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The Great Bustard Search is On (1)

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The Pastures of Great Bustard occupy 6770 ha of extensive steppe, bordered by meadows, pasture, arable fields and seasonally inundated depressions in the north of the country, towards the triple border with Romania and Hungary. Bustards are very susceptible to any kind of disturbance and, naturally, hunters like to shoot.

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The World’s Most Beautiful Goose?

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In recent years the majority of the Red-breasted Geese have stayed in Romania, with much smaller numbers in Bulgaria. Last year the peak count of Red-breasts in Bulgaria was 800, with 14,600 over the border in Romania). The post The World’s Most Beautiful Goose? first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

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