Four winter surveys in 2020‒2024 found that large but fluctuating numbers of Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax use eastern Georgia, notably Dedoplistskaro municipality, as an important wintering area, with flocks often crossing from Azerbaijan. However, habitat loss due to expanding olive and almond plantations, along with overgrazing, has led to fragmentation and increased vulnerability to poaching outside protected areas. Recent conservation initiatives, such as the establishment of the Nugzar Zazanashvili Samukhi Multipurpose Use Protected Area and pastureland restoration by the Society for Nature Conservation (SABUKO), contribute to the formal protection of key wintering habitats to secure the species’ long-term survival, but more is needed to prevent the ongoing fragmentation and degradation of the area’s steppe and traditional farmland.