Emergency campaign launched to save the Great Indian Bustard
December 23 , 2018 2066 days 837 0
The Wildlife organizations have got together to launch a campaign to save the Great Indian Bustard which in recent years has come under the critically endangered list.
This campaign is much needed to save the bird from extinction as the total global population of the Great Indian Bustard reaching and all time low at < 150.
Rajasthan is the last stronghold of the Great Indian Bustard.
Fewer than 150 birds survive, out of which about 100 live in the Thar Desert.
Gujarat has the next largest population of the bird – between 10 and 25 individuals.
The wildlife organizations launched the campaign include the Corbett Foundation in collaboration with Conservation India and Sanctuary Nature Foundation.
Many experts believe that these birds might be the first species to become extinct in Independent India.
This grassland species is extinct from 95% of its range now.