Habitat shrunk: great Indian Bustard put to flight YADAVENDRA

  • 13/05/2010

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)

Experts wonder if the heaviest flying bird in the world, found only in India, is going the way of the Cheetah HE 8,000 sq km Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Solapur, Maharashtra, is set to get a drastic cut: down to 1,200 sq km. In Madhya Pradesh, the Karera Wildlife sanctuary, dedicated to the Bustard, is facing denotification. This comes as official admission that the Great Indian Bustard