Great Indian Bustard Captive Breeding Enters Fourth Year
Why in the news
Two chicks hatched at the Rajasthan breeding centre, taking the effort to save this bird into year four.
Key facts
- Programme: Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Captive Breeding, Rajasthan.
- Implementers: MoEFCC, the state’s Forest Department and the Wildlife Institute of India.
- Project GIB started in 2013 under the Rajasthan Government; breeding facilities worked from about 2019-2022.
- Aims: a self-sustaining captive population and release into the wild.
About the species
One of the heaviest birds able to fly, it is a flagship and umbrella species of grasslands, so saving it helps other grassland species.
| Framework | Listing |
|---|---|
| CITES | Appendix I |
| Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 | Schedule I |
| IUCN Red List | Critically Endangered |
Exam angle
- Flagship and umbrella species.
- Breeding centre state: Rajasthan.