Great bustard Bonn Convention, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation and Management of Middle-European Populations of the Great Bustard was concluded and came into effect on June 1, 2001. The MoU provides a framework for governments, scientists, conservation bodies and others to monitor and coordinate conservation efforts in order to protect the middle-European populations of the great bustard. Great bustard The great bustard ("Otis tarda") is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus "Otis". It breeds in open grassland and farmland in southern and central Europe, and across temperate Asia. European populations are mainly resident,
Barugh (Great and Little) Barugh (Great and Little) Barugh (Great and Little) () is a civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, covering Great Barugh and Little Barugh. Great Barugh is located at a junction on the road between Malton and Kirkbymoorside. Barugh is about 15 miles west of Scarborough. Between 1870 and 1872 Barugh was described as The name "Barugh" means 'rise of the land' which has its origins in Anglo-Saxon. The name was first recorded as "Berg" and "Berch" in 1086 and comes from Old English "beorg" 'hill.' The pub in Great Barugh, which dates back to 1632, is