New Delhi: Sumit Dookia’s first sighting of the Great Indian Bustard was in Bikaner – he needed to ask the conservationist beside him what the creature that stood before him was. Two decades ...

Jaisalmer: Sam, a male sub-adult great Indian bustard, glacially moves to the front of his cage when he senses his mother nearby. At his home in Jaisalmer district, though, he has many mothers ...

Rajasthan, a state often associated with its vast deserts and royal heritage, harbors a surprisingly diverse and unique ...

Compare that to today’s heaviest flying bird — the great bustard — which weighs just around 35 pounds. Despite their differences, these two behemoths rely on the same principles of flight.

Home to the endangered Great Indian bustard, the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is the smallest sanctuary in the country spread over just two sq km. Located near Nalia in Kutch district of Gujarat ...

BBC Wiltshire's Breakfast Show presenter Ben Prater is pulling a giant inflatable Great Bustard bird around the county for Children in Need. He and a team of helpers are aiming to cover 50 miles ...

Of particular importance was the announcement of the National Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Conservation Action Plan, stressing the importance of population resurrection and conservation of this bird ...

In 2023, Hassan Akbari, an official with the DOE, said that the great bustard is the second critically endangered species after cheetahs, as there are only 20 of the species left, IRNA reported. The ...

At the meeting, the PM announced a National Great Indian Bustard Conservation Action Plan and a task force, stressing on the need to upscale conservation efforts for GIBs. Karnataka forest ...