The Houbara conservation and protection from extinction project has achieved a new achievement, as a group of Asian Houbara birds produced at the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Center in Kazakhstan followed the paths of wild Houbara migration, which is a success for the leadership's vision to preserve this bird, which is an integral part of the Emirates heritage And the Arabian Peninsula, and indeed the whole world.
Majid Al Mansoori, Managing Director of the International Fund for Houbara Conservation, said: “The Houbara project, which was initiated by the founding leader, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on him, has achieved many achievements since 1976 in preserving the Houbara, and this achievement is the most prominent The most important is the sustainability of these birds of great heritage and ecological importance. ”
The data collected by the International Fund for the Conservation of Houbara from Tracking Devices Linked to Satellites and Identifying Rings Installed on Asian Houbara Produced at the Sheikh Khalifa Propagation Center in Kazakhstan, which were launched in the wild, indicated that a group of these birds take the same migration paths they follow. Wild Houbara naturally proliferating in Kazakhstan, where it heads to the Arabian Peninsula to spend the winter season.
The Fund monitors 2130 wild Houbara and reproduction in captivity throughout the year through satellite tracking devices, providing important information about the long-term migration behavior of birds that are produced within the framework of the International Fund for Houbara Houbara program that is launched to increase the number of Houbara and increase its reproduction. Their long-term migration and sustainability in the wild.
The Sheikh Khalifa Breeding Center for Houbara Breeding in Kazakhstan is one of the four centers of the International Fund for Houbara Conservation, and its production capacity will reach 15 thousand Houbara per year annually when it enters the full operational phase during later this year. The center has succeeded in producing more than 7000 Asian Houbara during the 2018-2019 season.
It is noteworthy that the proactive intervention model that the International Fund for Houbara Conservation has developed since the 1990s uses a wide network of captive breeding and release projects into the wild to enhance resident and migratory Houbara groups throughout the reach of proliferation, in addition to closer international cooperation to establish reserves and educate local communities, and support the implementation of agreements and systems National and international legislation ensuring adequate protection for Houbara and its natural habitats.
- The production capacity of the Sheikh Khalifa Breeding Center for Houbara is 15,000 per year.
- The Fund monitors 2130 wild Houbara bustles in captivity throughout the year.