The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) or Indian bustard is a bustard found on the Indian subcontinent. A large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs, giving it an ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying birds. Once common on the dry plains of the Indian subcontinent, as few as 150 individuals were estimated to survive in 2018 (reduced from an estimated 250 individuals in 2011) and the species is critically endangered by hunting and loss of its habitat, which consists of large expanses of dry grassland and scrub. These birds are often found associated in the same habitat as blackbuck. It is protected under Wildlife Protection Act 1972 of India.
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Pramod Patil – Community conservation of the great Indian bustard in the Thar Desert, India: a landscape-level approach
This video is about indian bustard, the largest flying bird in the world, facing extinction in Nannaj sanctuary near Solapur city Maharashtra, India.
The Great Indian Bustard, known locally as ‘Godawan’ by the natives of Thar, is on the verge of extinction. At present, there are only 150 birds of this kind left in the world. Without concrete efforts, these birds could go extinct within our lifetime. Wind turbines, power lines and the ever-changing use of their natural habitat, has reduced their home range to just 10% in the last decade. Watch the next episode of #OnTheBrink, airing on November 26th at 9 pm on Animal Planet, to know more. #AnimalPlanet #GreatIndianBustard #EndangeredSpecies
Great Indian Bustard- The Grandeur of Indian Grasslands This is globally a Critically Endangered species on IUCN’s Red List of Globally Threatened Species. It is a Schedule I species according Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.The species is also included in the Appendix-I of CITES.
There are less than 150 great Indian bustards left in the world. And from the look of it, this species could go extinct within our lifetime. Malaika Vaz explores the desert habitat with wildlife biologist, Dr. Suthirtha Dutta, in the hope that they can focus attention on the urgent need to step up conservation efforts to save the great Indian bustard.
Royalty of grasslands and scrublands, the majestic Great Indian Bustard once flew across 11 states of the country. But today, fewer than 150 survive in the wild, with Rajasthan being one of its last bastions. Watch the film to know why the future of the Great Indian Bustard is not looking so ‘great’.
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The Government of Andhra Pradesh, a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India, set up the Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary for the Great Indian Bustard, Blackbuck, Golden Jackal etc.
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Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, announced the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) as the mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) to be held in Gujarat in 2020. He also revealed that the bird has been fondly named by the ministry as ‘Gibi‘.
