Uzbekistan’s houbara releases serve hunting, not conservation, expert says

Mongabay
Aug 11, 2026, 1:31 am322 ptsTop
There’s no conservation motive or benefit behind the Uzbekistan government’s recent releases of more than 2,000 captive-bred Asian houbara bustards across its desert regions, according to an expert on the threatened species. The government has touted the releases over the past three months as a wildlife…

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