The wintering waterfowl of Turkmenistan

Eldar A Rustamov

Abstract


Winter counts of waterfowl were carried out from 1972-1990 on the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea and on inland waterbodies of Turkmenistan. Local and regional population trends are described revealing a considerable decline in waterfowl numbers. This is thought to be due to a combination of the disastrous effects of human interference, a serious outbreak of botulism and a redistribution of birds wintering in the Caspian as a result of cold winters.

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