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Breeding of Great Indian Bustard
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- India made a successful world record of having succeeded in breeding of Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps).
- Barely 150 of these birds are estimated to be surviving now globally.
- It is endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
- It is found in Rajasthan (Desert National park), Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in India and parts of Pakistan.
Conservation Status:
- Critically Endangered in IUCN Red List.
- Listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972.
- Listed in Appendix I of CITES.
Conservation Measures
- Project Great Indian Bustard:
- It is a Rajasthan government project launched in 2018.
- It envisages constituting enclosures and securing inviolate areas to ensure successful breeding of birds in the Desert National Park.
- Bustard Recovery Programme:
- Initiated by the Union Environment Ministry in 2017.
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