Status
The Kori Bustard is generally a somewhat scarce bird. In protected areas, they can be locally common. They have been much reduced by hunting, having been traditionally snared in Acacia gum baits and traps. Although no longer classified as game birds, they are still sometimes eaten. Hunting of bustards in difficult to manage. Habitat destruction is a major problem for the species, compounded by overgrazing by livestock. Poisons used to control locusts may also effect and collisions with power wires regularly claim Kori Bustards.
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