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For first time, 3 chicks of Great Indian Bustard released into rewilding tunnel in Jaisalmer

For first time, 3 chicks of Great Indian Bustard released into rewilding tunnel in Jaisalmer

Published 11 days ago

What led to Great Indian Bustard conservation? Cong leader shares throwback

The Great Indian Bustard, scientifically called Ardeotis nigriceps, is a critically endangered bird.

Published 47 days ago

Rajasthan: 9 endangered Great Indian Bustards spotted together in the wild

The Great Indian Bustard is Rajasthan’s state bird.

Updated 77 days ago

Great Indian Bustard chick goes missing in Kutch: Forest officials

A month-old chick of the Great Indian Bustard has been missing since April 18

Updated 98 days ago

Great Indian Bustard chick born in wild in Gujarat after decade goes missing; predation suspected

Great Indian Bustard chick born in wild in Gujarat after decade goes missing; predation suspected

Published 98 days ago

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi praises Great Indian Bustard conservation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation in 133rd Mann Ki Baat. (PMO)

Published 102 days ago

States urge Centre to amend grassland ecosystems under afforestation law

According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), India has about 66.5 million hectares of common land, including 9.1 million hectares of permanent pastures (FES Photo)

Published 106 days ago

Rajasthan: 3 Great Indian Bustards born naturally; experts cite reduced stress

Three out of 11 chicks of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard recorded this season in Rajasthan’s Desert National Park were born through natural mating, forest officials said.

Published 117 days ago

Great Indian Bustard captive count rises to 76 after 3 chicks hatched using artificial insemination

Great Indian Bustard captive count rises to 76 after 3 chicks hatched using artificial insemination

Published 124 days ago

Hatching of hope for the Indian bustard

The GIB is a slow breeder, laying only one egg per breeding season. Its survival, therefore, depends critically on expansive, protected grasslands that afford enough genetic diversity through lower chances of inter-breeding. (@byadavbjp X via PTI)

Published 130 days ago

Gujarat: Great Indian Bustard chick sighted in wild for 1st time in decade

The breeding effort in Gujarat’s Kutch was planned for nearly a year. (Sourced)

Published 131 days ago

SC curbs overhead power lines to save bustards

The court agreed to increase priority area for the bustard. (HT Archives)

Updated 230 days ago

Monitoring by centralised authority main reason for success of Project Tiger, says SC

Monitoring by centralised authority main reason for success of Project Tiger, says SC

Published 260 days ago

Wildlife photographer shares how an 8-hour wait turned into magical lion photo

Patience and observation are keys to successful wildlife photography, says Hardik Shelat.

Published 346 days ago

Six held for alleged poaching in GIB sanctuary area

Forest department has arrested six individuals from Great Indian Bustard Bird Sanctuary after being caught hunting protected birds. (HT)

Published 366 days ago

New strategy to allow GIBs to hatch and grow in the wild

The GIB population has plummeted to fewer than 200 individuals in the wild, primarily concentrated in Rajasthan’s Desert National Park and parts of Gujarat. (HT PHOTO)

Published 393 days ago

73 Great Indian Bustards spotted during ‘waterhole survey’ in Jaisalmer

In comparison, the 2024 census recorded 64 Godawans, while 42 were spotted in 2022. (HT sourced photo)

Published 416 days ago

Radheshyam Bishnoi: Wildlife conservationist known for works on GIB

He belonged from the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan, who are known for their environmental stewardship. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 438 days ago

Away from hostile borders, bustards find home in Ajmer

Captive breeding has emerged as a possible way to combat (or at least defer), the imminent extinction of the Great Indian Bustard.

Published 449 days ago

Ajmer likely new home for Great Indian Bustards amid safety concerns in Jaisalmer

the forest department relocated nine newly hatched GIB chicks to the conservation centre at Arwar in Ajmer

Published 449 days ago

Three GIB chicks hatch in a day at conservation centre in Rajasthan

Three GIB chicks hatch in a day at conservation centre in Rajasthan

Published 488 days ago

Great Indian Bustard conservation milestones: 3 born in a day, 4 in a week

The three chicks were born on April 2, while one chick was born on March 28, providing a significant boost to the conservation efforts of this critically endangered species, locally known as Godawans

Published 488 days ago

The bird mothers keeping a species extant

Eight Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chicks that are being raised at a special enclosure in Ramdevra near Jaisalmer. (HT photo)

Published 512 days ago

Tiniest habitat can be conserved, says Rahmani

Asad Rahmani’s book “Living with Birds” was released by Congress leader and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh and WWF CEO, Ravi Singh. (HT Photo)

Updated 631 days ago

Boost for fight to save Great Indian Bustard as chick born through IVF

The main threat to the bustard is the loss of its habitat, considered a wasteland, and therefore, something that is often diverted for large infrastructure projects. (File)

Updated 653 days ago

Privileging development concerns over biodiversity

In March this year, the Supreme Court, adjudicating on the issue of protection of two critically endangered bird species (the Great Indian Bustard, or GIB, and the Lesser Florican), faced the dilemma of choosing between safeguarding biodiversity and mitigating climate crisis impacts. (Shutterstock)

Published 668 days ago

Animals can’t vote, so we must in their interest

Would the Great Indian Bustard, once a contender for the status of National Bird but whose numbers are less than 200 today, push those soliciting its vote to promise that they would ensure its arid grassland habitat is no longer diverted for other uses? (Shutterstock)

Published 671 days ago

GIB habitat restoration project successful, Pune forest dept. to replicate it elsewhere

Maharashtra is among the few states in the country where GIBs are seen. The GIB is a most protected category of bird and has been declared as an endangered bird by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (HT PHOTO)

Updated 799 days ago

Women are suing governments for failing to protect their right to life

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg talks with Rosmarie Wydler-Walti, of the Swiss elderly women group Senior Women for Climate Protection

Updated 844 days ago

Climate crisis impacts citizens’ right to life: Supreme Court

The judgment came on a petition by wildlife activist MK Ranjitsinh and others to protect the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a critically endangered bird found only in Rajasthan and Gujarat. (HT Archive)

Updated 851 days ago

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