Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M K Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2024. The matter related to protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican. The SC order of April 19, 2021 imposed restrictions on the setting up of overhead …
The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is even more endangered than tigers. There are just 200 individuals of this bird species left in different parts of the country. For the first time, an experiment funded by the Union environment ministry is being attempted to bring the species back from the brink …
Jaisalmer: Heavy rains in Jaisalmer and illegal farming, especially at Desert National Park (DNP) and other areas where Great Indian Bustard (GIB) roam freely, are creating problem for the newly born godawans and other wildlife. Recently, DNP's two special teams arrested two youths engaged in illegal farming in the park …
Gujarat will be getting newly hatched chicks of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard from neighbouring Rajasthan. These chicks will be kept at Nalia sanctuary for 'nature acclimatization', after which they will be released in Kutch for conservation. While Gujarat has been approved as India's only breeding centre for the …
BHOPAL: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has severely criticised Madhya Pradesh government citing inadequate efforts led to decline in population of great Indian bustards, chitals, sloth bears and wild dogs in sanctuaries though the tiger population remained stable in 2010 compared to 2006. Auditors said that planning for …
Waking up to the dwindling number of certain endangered species, the Centre has decided to step up efforts to protect five of them — Dugong (sea cow), Gangetic Dolphin, Great Indian Bustard, Manipur Brow Antler Deer (Sangai) and Wild Water Buffalo - for now and take up others in due …
JAISALMER: A hatchling of the Great Indian Bustard (Godawan), a near-extinct species and the state bird of Rajasthan, was born at the Desert National Park here, as part of the Union environment ministry's 2012 'species recovery program'. In attempts to save the endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), two birds laid …
The GIBs have been vanishing over the years due to shrinking habitat. The number of Great Indian Bustards, the State Bird of Rajasthan, is down to less than 50 according to the last official census conducted in 2014. The world population of GIB is said to be 150 with India, …
State animal Chinkara, the state bird Great Indian Bustard and the national bird Peacock can all be offered over dinner in Rajasthan. While at the face of it only Salman Khan is known to be infamous for the banned royal sport, hunting of the endangered species carries on unabated in …
Some bird species that used to migrate to Maharashtra have not been spotted for several years and others are on the brink. Conservationists will have to think of practical solutions for their protection, Raju Kasambe, project manager of the Important Bird Areas programme, said here on Monday. "In Maharashtra, three …
Environmentalists attending the 36th Indian National Geography Congress in Jaipur have sought the intervention of the Union government to build pressure on Pakistan for putting a ban on the hunting of endangered species Houbara Bustard. On November 16, Pakistan had issued special permission to royal families of Gulf region to …
Environment Ministry has initiated the process of establishing a national conservation breeding centre for the 'critically endangered' bird Great Indian Bustard, the Parliament was informed today. Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said the proposal is still in its initial stage and …
NAGPUR: The Nagpur division drew a blank during the annual estimation exercise for critically endangered Great India Bustard (GIB) conducted for three days from July 11-13. Not a single bird was sighted. The census that lacked spark from field staff was conducted half-heartedly by the forest ranges including Butibori, South …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shivaji Suryabhan Sangle V/s The State of Maharashtra & Others dated 07/07/2014 on whether laying down of underground pipeline, which allegedly passes through the private forest, does require permission of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).
Breeding Centre For Rare Bird Likely In Kutch Finally, there seem to be some serious efforts in saving the Great Indian Bustard that is on the brink of extinction. A conservation and breeding centre for the bird is all set to be established in Kutch. Sources said that the project …
Representatives of some villages that have constituted their biodiversity management committees (BMC) shared their plans for conservation and enrichment of environment during the International Biodiversity Day celebrations organized by the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB) in a star hotel in the city. There are 591 BMCs in Maharashtra. These villages …
After a task force to monitor the critically endangered Great Indian Bustards (GIBs), the state government has now set up an six-member expert committee for conservation of sarus cranes in Gondia district. The tall sarus birds are facing extinction but efforts by a couple of local NGOs and volunteers have …
NASHIK: The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and the Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus), birds once found in abundance in the region, are feared to be extinct, while seven other avian species have been marked as "highly endangered". These two species are grassland birds and declining grassland habitat could be the …
A recent list of 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) birds released by the Zoological Society London (ZSL) and Yale university includes 15 species from India. The EDGE list, which is based on research by ZSL and Yale experts, consists of critically threatened Indian species such as the Bengal …
PUNE: The Maharashtra government has drawn up a species recovery plan for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) that will be implemented from April, an expert from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) said recently. Species recovery plans were drawn up for the GIB and the endangered Lesser Florican at a …
The state bird conservation plan is caught up in bureaucratic red-tapism. The ministry of environment & forests recently wrote to the state government for its consent on ex situ captive breeding programme for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB). “The file is still under consideration. The Union ministry has …
