Tag: Nature

Once Lost from Kyrgyzstan, Little Bustard Population Soars in Northern Valleys — The Times of Central Asia

November 25, 2025

The Little Bustard, a pheasant-sized bird native to Asia and southern Europe, has reached a nesting population of around 1,900 individuals in Kyrgyzstan this year. This marks a remarkable recovery, as the species was nationally extinct in the country less than 20 years ago. The Little Bustard was listed as extinct in the Red Book … More Once Lost from Kyrgyzstan, Little Bustard Population Soars in Northern Valleys — The Times of Central Asia

Kazakhstan Gifts 1,500 Saiga Antelope to China — The Times of Central Asia

November 12, 2025

Loved for its handsome, bulbous nose, the saiga is found in large numbers across the Kazakh steppe. Once endangered in Kazakhstan, numbering as few as 40,000 in 2005, the antelope is in fact now overpopulated, as numbers have reached a record 4.1 million in 2025. … More Kazakhstan Gifts 1,500 Saiga Antelope to China — The Times of Central Asia