The Great Indian Bustard

Syllabus- General Studies 3 (Environment) Context Recently, the Central government informed the Rajya Sabha that there were no Great Indian Bustards (GIB) in Kutch Bustard Sanctuary (KBS) in Gujarat’s Kutch district as on January 1 this year. It raised many eyebrows among conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts as it had come just three months after the Supreme Court ordered power companies to place their overhead power lines underground in GIB habitat in Rajasthan and Kutch to save the species from going extinct. About Great Indian Bustards GIBs are the largest among the four bustard species found in India. The other three being MacQueen’s bustard, lesser florican and the....Read More