The houbara bird was getting extinct because of being over-hunted. So the U.A.E made a center to protect them from being extinct. The center, called the Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, is in Morocco and it’s financed by the Abu Dhabi government. In the breeding season the houbara is inseminated and it takes around 4 days to lay 3 eggs; the eggs are taken to an incubator and it takes around 24 days to hatch. After the eggs hatch 10% of the chicks will be kept for breeding and will be given some human contact. While the others will be kept for 9 months and then will be released in the desert. The houbara scientist monitor what will happen to the houbara after it is released by using radio and satellite transmitters to track their movements.
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