The great bustard - From Poland Red Book of Animals - Anna Witkowicz
Anna Witkowicz
Country:
poland
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Graphic artist
Title:
The great bustard – From Poland Red Book of Animals
Species or element:
bird
Description:
The great bustard – From Poland Red Book of Animals
The great bustard (Otis tarda) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis.
In Poland subject to strict species protection. Requires active protection [10]. The causes of extinction are:
Anthropogenic pressure (use of machinery and chemicals in agriculture, construction of transmission lines, increased human penetration of fields)
Formerly hunting and poaching, which eliminated the most valuable males [7].
However, major causes of mortality in recent centuries have been largely linked to human activity, as described below.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_bustard)
Category:
Handmade
Technique:
pencil
Year:
2016
