Ahmedabad: A Great Indian Bustard chick hatched in the wild in Kutch’s Abdasa grasslands on March 26, the first such birth in Gujarat in nearly a decade, is under intensive protection. Weighing around 150 grams, the critically endangered chick is being monitored round-the-clock by about 50 forest personnel stationed on watchtowers, working in shifts and relaying real-time updates to Gandhinagar. To minimise threats, feral dogs and cattle are being kept away, internal roads have been temporari...Read More

Kutch: A Great Indian Bustard (Ghorad) chick has been born in the Abdasa region of Kutch after a gap of nearly a decade, Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia announced. This marks a key milestone in the joint efforts of the Forest Departments of Gujarat and Rajasthan, the Union Ministry of Environment, and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in wildlife conservation. He commended the officers of the Wildlife Division for their dedicated efforts and congratulated all stakeholders in...Read More