Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Restricted to tiny fragments of grassland scattered across South and Southeast Asia, the Bengal Florican is the world’s rarest bustard. It is known to have become increasingly threatened by land conversion for intensive agriculture, particularly for dry season rice production. Poaching continues to be a problem in Southeast Asia, while the South Asian population is…
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Produced by:Peter Prokosch
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Year:01/10/2012
Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), Chitwan National Park, Nepal
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