Release techniques and predation in the introduction of houbara bustards in Saudi Arabia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-155

  Combreau, Olivier ^a,b   Smith, Tommy R ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b National Avian Research center   (United Arab Emirates)

^c ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bustard; Chlamydotis undulata; Conservation; Houbara; Introduction; Predation; Release; S audi Arabia and protected area

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA; FELIS DOMESTICUS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0032080897     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00109-2     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Alekseev, A. F. (1985) The houbara bustard in the north-west Kyzylkum (U.S.S.R.). Bustard Studies 3, 87-91.
2. Collar, N. J. (1980) The World Status of the Houbara: a preliminary review. In Proceedings of the Symposium on the Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata, eds C. L. Coles and N. J. Collar. Sydenhams Printers, Poole.
3. Combreau, O. and Rambaud, F. (1994) The houbara bustard programme in Mahazat as-Sayd, April 1992-November 1994. Unpublished report, National Wildlife Research Centre, Taif, Saudi Arabia. (Available from N.W.R.C.).
4. Combreau, O. and Launay, F. (1996) Activity rhythms of houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) in relation to some abiotic factors. J. Arid Environ. 33, 463-472.
5. Combreau, O. and Smith, T. R. (1997) Summer habitat selection by houbara bustards introduced in central Saudi Arabia. J. Arid Environ. 36, 149-160.
6. Combreau, O. (1997) Experimental releases of houbara bustard in the Mahazat as-Sayd reserve. In Restoration of Bustard Populations: Captive-breeding, Release, Monitoring and Habitat Management, eds Y. M. van Heezik and P. J. Seddon. pp. 65-70. National Commission for Wildlife Conservation Development, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
7. Cramp, S. and Simmons, K. E. L., editors. (1980) Handbook of the birds of Europe, The Middle East and North Africa. Oxford University Press, London.
8. Dementiev, G. P. and Gladkov, N. A. (1951) Birds of the Soviet Union, Vol 2. (translated from Russian in 1968). US Dept. of the Interior and National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
9. Dowell, S. D. (1992) Problems and pitfalls of gamebird reintroduction and restocking: an overview. Gibier Faune Sauvage 9, 773-780.
10. Gélinaud, G., Combreau, O. and Seddon, P. J. (1997) First breeding by captive-bred houbara bustards introduced in central Saudi Arabia. J. Arid Environ. 35, 527-534.
11. Goriup, P. D. (1989) Status and conservation of bustards in the Arabian region with reference to falconry and population management. In. Proc. of the First Symposium. National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh, Publ. No. 3. Eds A., Abuzinada, P., Goriup and I., Nader, pp. 271-280.
12. Gubin, B. M. (1992) Numbers, distribution and state of protection of the houbara bustard in the south Kazakhstan. Bustard Studies 5, 98-103.
13. Haque, M. N. and Smith, T. R. (1996) Reintroduction of Arabian sand gazelles, Gazella subguturosa marica, in Saudi Arabia. Biological Conservation 76, 203-207.
14. Heim de Balzac, H. and N. Mayaud. (1962) Les Oiseaux du Nord-Ouest de l'Afrique. Ed. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
15. Hudson, P. (1992) Grouse in Space and Time. The Population Biology of a Managed Gamebird. Game Conservancy Limited, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK.
16. Jennings, M. C. (1989) The birds of Saudi Arabia: past, present and future. In. Proc. of the first symposium. National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh, Publ. No. 3, eds A. Abuzinada, P. Goriup and I. Nader, pp. 255-262.
17. Johnsgard, P. A. (1991) Bustards, Hemipodes, and Sandgrouse. Birds of Dry Places. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
18. Kenward, R. (ed.) (1987) Wildlife Radio Tagging. Academic Press, London.
19. Korschgen, C. E., Kenow, K. P., Green, W. L., Johnson, D. H., Samuel, M. D. and Sileo, L. (1996) Survival of radiomarked canvasback ducklings in northwestern Minesota. J. Wildl. Manage. 60, 120-132.
20. Krauss, G. D., Graves, H. B. and Zervanos, S. M. (1987) Survival of wild and game-farm cock pheasants released in Pennsylvania. J. Wildl. Manage. 45, 397-408.
21. Lavee, D. (1988) Why is the houbara (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) still an endangered species in Israel? Biol. Conserv. 45, 47-54.
22. Marshall, A. P. and Black, J. M. (1992) The effect of rearing experience on subsequent behavioural traits in Hawaiian Geese Branta sandvicensis: implications for the recovery programme. Bird Conservation International 2, 131-147.
23. Meinertzhagen, R. (1954) The Birds of Arabia. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh.
24. Mirza, Z. B. (1985) A note on the houbara bustards in Cholistan, Punjab. Bustard Studies 3, 43-44.
25. Newton, S. F. and Newton A. V. (in press) The effect of rainfall and habitat on avian abundance and diversity in a recently established desert protected area in west central Saudi Arabia. J. Arid Envir.
26. Owen, M. and Black, J. M. (ed.) (1990) Waterfowl Ecology. Chapman and Hall, New York.
27. Panek, M. (1987) Study on introduction of aviary-reared partridges. In. Proc. of the Perdix VI Gray Partridge and Ringnecked Pheasant Workshop. Saskatchewan Department of renewable resources, Regina, Canada, ed. R. Kimmel, pp. 217-233.
28. Perrins, C. M. (1991) Constraints on the demographic parameters of bird populations. In Bird Population Studies: Relevance to Conservation and Management, eds C. M. Perrins, J. D. Lebreton and G. J. M. Hirons, pp. 190-206. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
29. Potts, G. R. (1986) The Partridge, Pesticides, Predation and Conservation. Collins, London.
30. Roberts, T. J., editor (1991) Houbara Chlamydotis undulata (Jacquin). In The birds of Pakistan, Vol. II. Oxford University Press, Karachi.
31. Saint Jalme, M. and van Heezik, Y. (1995) Propagation of the Houbara Bustard. Keegan Paul Int., Ltd. London.
32. Seddon, P. J. and van Heezik, Y. (1996) Seasonal changes in houbara bustard Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii numbers in Harrat al Harrah, Saudi Arabia: implications for managing a remnant population. Biol. Cons. 75, 139-146.
33. Seddon, P. J., Saint-Jalme, M., van Heezik, Y., Paillat, P., Gaucher, P. and Combreau, O. (1995) Restoration of houbara bustard population in Saudi Arabia: Developments and future directions. Oryx 29, 136-142.
34. Siegel, S. and Castellan, N. J. (1988) Non Parametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edn. Mc Graw-Hill Book Company, New York.
35. Smith, T. R. and Haque, M. N. (1994) Re-introduction of rednecked ostriches in Saudi Arabia. Re-introduction News 9, 5.
36. Troshchenko, B. V. (1992) A note on the distribution and numbers of houbara bustards in northeast Prikaspiy, on the border of its range. Bustard Studies 5, 104.
37. Urban, E. K., Fry, C. H. and Keith, S. Editors. (1986) The Birds of Africa, Vo. II. Academic Press, London.
38. Valentine, J. R. and Logan, T. J. (1992) The captive release program for the Mississippi sandhill crane. In Proc. of the Population and Habitat Viability Assessment Workshop. Pascagoula, Mississippi, pp. 415-421.
39. Zar, J. H. (1984) Biostatistical Analysis. Prentice-Hall International (UK) Ltd., London.