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Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican
July 18 , 2019
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- The Supreme Court has constituted a high powered committee to urgently frame an emergency response plan for the protection of
- Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
- Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus)
- Over the last 50 years, the population of both these birds has seen a sharp decline of 80% and an alarming rate of extinction.
- The lesser florican is the smallest bustard in the world, barely weighing 500-750 gms.
- The Great Indian Bustard is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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