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Great Indian Bustard in Gujarat
April 1 , 2026
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- A Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick was born in Gujarat after a decade under a “jumpstart” conservation approach.
- The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- It is the first inter-state conservation effort where a fertile egg was transported from Rajasthan to Gujarat in a portable incubator over a 770 km journey.
- The egg was placed in the nest of a female GIB, which successfully incubated and hatched the chick in its natural habitat in Kutch.
- The initiative is part of Project GIB, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Wildlife Institute of India.
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