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Rajasthan to release 2 captive-bred bustards October 4
The Indian Express··3 Oct
Rajasthan may release two Great Indian Bustard chicks in Desert National Park on October 4. Chief Wildlife Warden K C A Arun Prasad said four-to-six-month-old birds will be radio-tagged. About 130 bustards remain in Rajasthan, with 5 to 6 elsewhere. At least 98 were bred at Wildlife Institute of India centres in Sam and Ramdevra.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Radio-tagged releases will let forest staff track whether captive-bred chicks survive outside enclosures, shaping future releases for a species with a slow reproduction rate.
- Radio-tagged releases will let forest staff track whether captive-bred chicks survive outside enclosures, shaping future releases for a species with a slow reproduction rate.
- Radio-tagged releases will let forest staff track whether captive-bred chicks survive outside enclosures, shaping future releases for a species with a slow reproduction rate.
What's Happening
- Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma may attend the event.
- Chicks were soft-released at a Sam aviary first.
- Wild population estimates have hovered near 120 to 150 for years, with collision deaths on renewable power lines a recent threat.
Supreme Court power line order
- The Supreme Court ordered power lines outside Desert National Park buried underground by December 2027 to reduce collision risk.
- The Supreme Court ordered power lines outside Desert National Park buried underground by December 2027 to reduce collision risk.
- The Supreme Court ordered power lines outside Desert National Park buried underground by December 2027 to reduce collision risk.
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