Jaisalmer: In what could be called a critical event in the efforts to prevent the extinction of the Great Indian Bustard, an endangered species, a chick has been born through artificial insemination in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. Researchers at the National Conservation Breeding Centre in Jaisalmer successfully hatched this Great Indian Bustard chick. The process involved obtaining sperm from a 3-year-old male bustard named Sudha and inseminating a female named Toni. The chick successfully...Read More

New Delhi: There is no Great Indian Bustard (GIB) bird left in the Kutch Bustard Sanctuary, said the Central Government in a reply in Rajya Sabha on July 19. Minister of State, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha said: 'As per the information provided by the State Government, there is no Great Indian Bustard (GIB) in the Kutch Bustard Sanctuary, as on 1st January, 2021.' Kutch Bustard Sanctuary or Kachchh Great Indian Bustar...Read More