International Fund For Houbara Conservation

International Fund For Houbara Conservation (IFHC) is committed to conserving the houbara bustard to achieve viable wild populations across the species’ range. As the global leader in pre-emptive internvention species conservation, we manage a network of captive-breeding centres: the National Avian Research Center (NARC) in Sweihan; the Sheikh Khalifa Houbara Breeding Center at Seih Al Salam in Abu Dhabi (SKHBC-AD); the Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation (ECWP) in Missour / Enjil, Morocco, and the Sheikh Khalifa Houbara Breeding Center in Kazakhstan (SKHBC-KZ) and a coordinated release programme across range countries. We have research and conservation agreements in place with countries around the world. Our breeding and release efforts continue to expand year on year, complemented by the Fund’s work in the fields of cultural projects, regulation and enforcement and sustainable community development. As at 2021, we have bred 629 106 houbara chicks across our network of centres, with over 487 314 used for conservation efforts across range countries to help rebalance wild populations.