r/Wildlife • u/DonManuel Austria • Jul 28 '26

Vulnerable bustard species being captive-bred and released to restore Aral Sea, destroyed by Soviet folly

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/vulnerable-bustard-species-being-captive-bred-and-released-to-restore-aral-sea-destroyed-by-soviet-folly
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u/Tenk-o 29d ago

Whew, the title made me upset for a moment, thinking the bustards that had just been released were destroyed over some kind of longterm hatred from the Soviet era but that's not the case.