As the IPARD Managing Authority, our Directorate-General has launched a study to determine the population of the great bustard as part of the ‘Technical Assistance Project for Agri-Environment Studies’, which is being implemented under the IPARD III Programme’s ‘Agri-Environment, Climate and Organic Farming Measure’, with the support of our birdwatcher.
The habitat of the Great Bustard, which is to be protected under the ‘Biodiversity – Enhancing the Great Bustard Population’ type of operation launched in Polatlı, consists of natural steppes, agricultural land and pastures. Globally endangered and providing ecosystem services such as pest control and fertilisation, the Great Bustard bird serves as an indicator of the natural value and characteristics of the land.
Therefore, in order to determine the population of the Great Bustard—for which it is important to establish its number—fieldwork will be carried out between July and October in eight pilot villages (Adatoprakpınar, İnler, Özyurt, Sinanlı, Şeyhametli, Uzunbeyli, Yağcıoğlu and Yüzükbaşı).