By the end of the summer of 2006 the overall extension of the fields which are directly involved in the protection of Great Bustard in Hungary has reached almost 1500 hectares.

The fields, that have been purchased within the framework of the LIFE Programme for the Conservation of the Great Bustard in Hungary, are cultivated according to the ecological needs of the species, under the control of the regional experts of the program. Management practices on the fields for nature conservation purposes are include grassland restoration, creation of alfalfa and rape stands, late mowing and grazing.
It is expected that another 500 hectares of arable fields and grasslands will be bought at the most important display, nesting and wintering sites of the species as part of the LIFE project implemented with the financial contribution of the European Union’s LIFE Nature Programme and that of the Hungarian Ministry of Environment and Water.