Article: RETURN OF THE BUSTARD; Bird back after 170yrs.(News)

Article: The bustard has landed; How a bird as tall as a roe deer ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  June 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Victorian times, the great bustards were finally hunted ... local population of bustards in Russia,' says David ... mother bird,' says Dr Patrick Osborne, lecturer in environmental ... and part of the Great Bustard Consortium. 'Then ... successfully with cranes and bustards in the Middle ...

Article: Bustard flies back after 160 years.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 10, 2002 ;     514 words ... ... introduce the birds to the great bustard's former habitats in southern ... permission is granted, the Great Bustard Steering Group intends to ... next spring. 'The great bustard is the only bird that used ... extinct) great auk,' said Dr Patrick Osborne, who advises the group ...

Article: Return of the winged giant; After 170 years, the great ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... chairman of the Great Bustard Consortium, has campaigned ... next year, 40 great bustard eggs will be picked ... the next decade. Dr Patrick Osborne, a bird expert who ... great auk, the great bustard was the only bird that ... uk FACT FILE *GREAT bustards evolved from cranes ...

Article: Britain May Get Great Bustard Birds
AP Online;  July 9, 2002 ;     325 words ... ... experts from the Great Bustard Steering Group said ... next spring. The great bustard is the only bird that ... the great auk, said Patrick Osborne, of the department ... University, who advises the bustard group. The group hopes ... of their size, great bustards were killed off in Britain ...

Article: Scientists plan to reintroduce Great Bustard for first ...
AP Worldstream;  July 9, 2002 ;     359 words ... ... experts from the Great Bustard Steering Group said ... next spring. The Great Bustard is the only bird that ... the great auk, said Patrick Osborne of the department of ... University, who advises the bustard group. The group hopes ... of their size, Great Bustards became extinct in ...

Article: Bustards
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science;      700+ words ... ... like that of the great bustard. The great and little bustards undertake seasonal migrations ... MacQueen ’ s bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata ... Ardeotis, such as the Kori bustard ( A. kori ) of southern Africa. Bustards are large, palatable ...

Article: Animal control officer remembered; Bustard had a way with ...
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  February 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The Patriot Ledger Richard Bustard was a dog's best friend. The same ... control officer for nearly 15 years, Bustard died of cancer Feb. 16 at Brigham ... Hospital in Boston. He was 64. Some said Bustard knew every dog in town by name. Dogs ...