Kori Bustard Species Survival Plan
A collaboration between zoos, field scientists, and educators.
Ways to Help
1. Purchase a kori bustard pin, mug or t-shirt!
2. Use the activities in your classroom to highlight the kori bustard and teach your students about this African species and what makes birds so special.
Need a replica kori bustard skull and egg? Order one through Bone Clones! *Educators receive a discount, so be sure to ask when ordering.
Photo by Stephanie Kuwasaki
3. Support the kori bustard fly-fishing lure project and take a look at these examples of lures using kori bustard feathers (photos provided by John McLain www.feathersmc.com):
Emerald Angel by Bud Guidry Cameron Park Kori by Kyle Hand Desert Storm by Ronn Lucas
Emerald Angel by Bud Guidry Cameron Park Kori by Kyle Hand Desert Storm by Ronn Lucas
4. Visit and support these zoos and institutions that exhibit the kori bustard (Click on the name to visit their website):
Audubon Zoo |
Franklin Park Zoo |
San Diego Wild Animal Park |
Birmingham Zoo |
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens |
Sedgwick County Zoo |
Cameron Park Zoo |
Kansas City Zoological Park |
Smithsonian's National Zoo |
| Central Park Zoo | Living Desert Zoo & Gardens |
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo |
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Miami Metrozoo |
Toledo Zoological Gardens |
Dallas Zoo |
Nashville Zoo, Inc. |
White Oak Conservation Center |
Denver Zoological Gardens |
Phoenix Zoo |
Zoo Atlanta |
| Fort Worth Zoo | Reid Park Zoo |
Further reading:
Youth, H. 2002. The Bustards: Puffing, Jumping, Running Toward Oblivion. ZooGoer 31 (2): 22-28.
Barnes, K. N. (ed) 2000. The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of
Osborne, T. 1998. Home on the range. Kori bustard. Africa-Birds and Birding 3(3): 18.
Zimmerman, D. 1996. Birds of
Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. eds 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 3.
Johnsgard, Paul A. 1994. Arena Birds, Sexual Selection And Behavior.
Johnsgard, Paul A. 1991. Bustards, Hemipodes, And Sandgrouse, Birds of Dry Places.
Urban, E., Fry, C.H., & Keith, S. (eds.) 1986. The Birds of
Cramp, S., & Simmons, K.E.L., eds. 1980. Handbook of the Birds of
Goriup, P.D., & Vardhan, H. Bustards In Decline.
Youth, H. 2002. The Bustards: Puffing, Jumping, Running Toward Oblivion. ZooGoer 31 (2): 22-28.
Barnes, K. N. (ed) 2000. The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of
Osborne, T. 1998. Home on the range. Kori bustard. Africa-Birds and Birding 3(3): 18.
Zimmerman, D. 1996. Birds of
Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. & Sargatal, J. eds 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 3.
Johnsgard, Paul A. 1994. Arena Birds, Sexual Selection And Behavior.
Johnsgard, Paul A. 1991. Bustards, Hemipodes, And Sandgrouse, Birds of Dry Places.
Urban, E., Fry, C.H., & Keith, S. (eds.) 1986. The Birds of
Cramp, S., & Simmons, K.E.L., eds. 1980. Handbook of the Birds of
Goriup, P.D., & Vardhan, H. Bustards In Decline.
