The disappearance of cereals is silencing the steppe birds

Steppe birds, including the little bustard, the great bustard, and the secretarybird, face an increasing risk of extinction due to the disappearance of cereals in their habitat zones. The loss of these agricultural crops is silencing steppe ecosystems, threatening emblematic species that depend on these environments for food and nesting. Without intervention, the biodiversity of these regions may suffer irreversible losses.

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