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Recovery programme for Great Indian Bustard  -  Nov 25, 2009
Times of IndiaPTI 25 November 2009, 05:05pm IST. NEW DELHI: At least fifteen species of bustards including Great Indian Bustard have been shortlisted for initiating their ...

Wings of the Great Indian Bustard  -  Jun 14, 2005
Times of IndiaFrom my childhood, I liked grasslands and have been hearing that this grassland bird is a rare species. Salim Ali and JC Daniel (then director of Bombay ...

Efforts needed to save the Great Indian Bustard  -  Jun 29, 2009
Times of IndiaJAIPUR: A city-based conservationist has come forward to save the endangered Great Indian Bustard from extinction. In this direction, a workshop titled ...

Concern over dwindling number of Great Indian Bustard  -  Sep 23, 2007
HinduHYDERABAD: The Great Indian Bustard, a highly endangered species, is once again imperilled. Distressing reports are emanating from the Rollapadu Wildlife ...

Great Indian Bustard found in Bellary pocket  -  Jul 25, 2008
HinduBELLARY: The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), a majestic bird on the verge of extinction, has been rediscovered in Sirguppa in Karnataka — and ...

Great Indian Bustard nests sighted in Kutch  -  Aug 25, 2006
Times of IndiaAHMEDABAD: Sighting of nests of the endangered Great Indian Bustard in Kutch forest region of Gujarat recently has given a ray of hope for the birds' ...

Captive breeding of Great Indian Bustard sought  -  Feb 10, 2007
The HinduNALLAMALA: The Forest Department has sought permission of the Central Government for captive breeding of the Great Indian Bustard, a highly endangered bird ...

Forest dept's new mission: Save the Great Indian Bustard  -  Aug 28, 2008
Expressindia.comBhuj, August 27 The Kutch circle of the state Forest department has embarked on a mission to save the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and its only natural ...

A surprise in the wilderness  -  Aug 9, 2009
HinduThe Great Indian Bustard has been sighted for the first time at the Tal Chhapar wildlife sanctuary in Churu district of Rajasthan. It is a male bird, ...

Is Gujarat Government fudging the Great Indian Bustard count?  -  Oct 23, 2007
Indian ExpressSaurav Kumar Tags : Posted: Tuesday , Oct 23, 2007 at 0000 hrs Updated:Monday , Oct 22, 2007 at 2348 hrs Ahmedabad. October 22: ...

DNP in Unesco's list spells good for Indian Bustard  -  Jul 10, 2009
Times of IndiaIt is the only place where Rajasthan's state bird the Great Indian Bustard, the state animal Chinkara, and tree Khejri and flower Rohida are found." ...

Great Indian Bustard on verge of extinction  -  Mar 20, 2005
Financial Express...: If some measures are not taken urgently, the Great Indian Bustard would be extinct within a decade, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...

Fewer than 500 Great Indian Bustards in India, says activist  -  Mar 31, 2006
The HinduThe Great Indian Bustard has a greyish or white neck, black crown and crest and black wings flecked with white spots. As they are quite large in size they ...

A missing bird, a growing nest-egg and 32 villages in despair  -  Aug 3, 2009
Indian ExpressThe Great Indian Bustard was last spotted in Karera sanctuary in Madhya ... In the local parlance, the Great Indian Bustard is still known as the Son ...

Meet to discuss steps to conserve the 'Bustard'  -  May 14, 2007
HinduThe Great Indian Bustard is among the birds found only in India. "Project Tiger and Project Elephant have shown that by identifying an indicator species and ...

Bustard makes a comeback  -  Jan 7, 2009
Times of IndiaAHMEDABAD: The great Indian bustard, believed to be on the verge of extinction, is suddenly proliferating. In 1998, only 29 birds were found in Gujarat and ...

Good signs for an endangered bird  -  Aug 26, 2006
HinduAhmedabad: The sighting of nests of the Great Indian Bustard in the Kutch region has given a ray ... The Great Indian Bustard is a big and rather shy bird. ...

MIGRATORY BIRDS TO BE MONITORED  -  Nov 11, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe seminar will also highlight the status of the Great Indian Bustard. Speaking about the Great Indian Bustard, Mr Varma said the State had already started ...

The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum  -  Jan 20, 2008
Chandigarh TribuneAnd one of them is the famed great Indian bustard (GIB), which is also the ... That makes the great Indian bustard also the rarest among all other bird ...

'Project Bustard' proposed to save endangered bird  -  Jul 17, 2007
Expressindia.comMumbai, July 16: The endangered Great Indian Bustard— a majestic grassland bird ... Apart from the well-known Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), ...

Article: Thousands count endangered bird in western India - AP …  -  Jul 17, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Great Indian Bustard fights for survival in ... ... The battleground is the Great Indian Bustard sanctuary located around 400 km . ...

SC allows Reliance Industries arm to lay gas pipeline through...  -  Feb 15, 2008
Indian Express...with its ambitious plan of laying down a gas pipeline through the great Indian bustard sanctuary in Maharashtra as the Supreme Court gave its approval. ...

Great India Bustard population declining in Rajasthan  -  Mar 3, 2007
OneindiaNew Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI) The population of the great Indian bustard is declining ... One of the rarest birds of Indian subcontinent, the Great Indian Bustard ...

Maldhok home to shrink by 96%  -  Aug 7, 2008
Daily News & AnalysisThe Great Indian Bustard, also called Maldhok, is an endangered species. The government, it is learnt, will soon file an affidavit in the Supreme Court ...

Look Closely, you may never see these again  -  Oct 4, 2009
Times of IndiaIndians born in 2020 could not rely on seeing a Great Indian Bustard alive and in the wild. The International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) ...

SC notice to CEC on Reliance pipeline  -  Dec 15, 2007
Expressindia.com...filed by Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure seeking permission to lay gas pipelines through the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Maharashtra. ...

Maharashtra wants to clip birds wings  -  Oct 28, 2008
Economic TimesThe Maharashtra government had in 1979 declared an area of the 8500sq km spread over two districts — Ahmednagar and Solapur — as the Great Indian Bustard ...

Mission to save the bustard  -  May 5, 2007
GulfNews..."Not many know that the magnificent great Indian bustard (Ardeotis ... The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is not only locally extinct from nearly 90 per cent of ...

PALAK NANDI Posted online: Saturday , Dec 02, 2006 at 0907 hrs  -  Dec 2, 2006
Indian ExpressAjmer : Once the pride of Rajasthan, the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis ... Several locals admitted that poaching of the Great Indian Bustard is done often. ...

Highly vulnerable bird under threat  -  Jan 12, 2009
News International - The News InternationalThe population of the great Indian Bustard was once confined to Gujrat (500), ... The great Indian bustard as well the houbara are careless birds and lay a ...

Figures show Gujarat wildlife in good health  -  Feb 14, 2005
Indian ExpressAnother heartening news comes from the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Kutch. According to DCF Vasudevsinh Chudasma, a management plan which reduced ...

Genetics to help conserve rare bird species  -  Jan 12, 2009
HinduAnd rare species like the Great Indian Bustard are not found all over the country but are restricted to small isolated pockets and this new technique will ...

Thousands Count Endangered Bird in India  -  Jul 18, 2005
RedOrbitThe Great Indian Bustard is long-legged with a black crown on its forehead and stands up to 3 1/2 feet tall. It breeds in grassy plains in western India and ...

A dogged problem  -  Aug 31, 2008
Down to Earth - Down to Earth (subscription)A recently concluded study of the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Nannaj, Maharashtra by a team of scientists (including Aniruddha Belsare from Pune, ...

Vultures grounded by windmills  -  Sep 19, 2007
Expressindia.comHowever ,to protect the Great Indian Bustard we have declared an area of 100000 ... The Great Indian Bustard is a critically endangered species and and we ...

Kings of grasslands flying into the sunset  -  Apr 11, 2009
Express BuzzThe Great Indian Bustard used to be the king of the grasslands in the country's north. ... The three resident species — the great Indian bustard, the lesser ...

Thousands Count Endangered Bird in India | Article from AP Online | …  -  Jul 18, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam ResearchThe Great Indian Bustard is long-legged with a black crown on its forehead and stands up to 3 1/2 feet tall. It breeds in grassy plains in western India and ...

Thousands of nature lovers count endangered bird in western India  -  Jul 17, 2005
$2.95 - Associated Press Archive - NewsBankThe Great Indian Bustard is long-legged with a black crown on its forehead and stands up to 3 1/2 feet tall. It breeds in grassy plains in western India and ...

Back to reality  -  Sep 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Business Line - Factiva, from Dow JonesResidents at Sailana and Nanaj village wonder why someone should come from Mumbai to see the Lesser Florican or the Great Indian Bustard. ...

The Hindu Business Line  -  Feb 16, 2006
Hindu Business LineQuite like the Great Indian Bustard. Rare. Accomplished. Revered. Respected. And maybe on the way to extinction. And that is the sad part of it all. ...

India Birds Pictures from January 28, 2008 | HighBeam Research, AP …  -  Jan 28, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAss Sanctuary in Little Rann of Kachchh, Black Buck Sanctuary at Velavadar, Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Kachchh and Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. ...

Panel nod for reducing area of bustard home, with a rider  -  Jan 16, 2010
Indian Express...the long-pending demand for reduction of the 8500-sq km Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Sanctuary overlapping Solapur and Ahmednagar districts to 1223 sq km, ...

A fair to focus on river restoration  -  Feb 1, 2010
The HinduAll four are slated to visit the Thar desert later to observe, in particular, Great Indian Bustard. The Jaipur fair is supported by WWF-India, ...

Facing the big E  -  Jan 23, 2005
Frontline...visited the Karera Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, which had been set up in 1981 to protect that marvellously snooty princeling — the Great Indian Bustard. ...

The Secret Diary Of HD Deve Gowda  -  Jan 17, 2010
OutlookAnd my message to Yeddy is that bustards are stately and good-looking birds. And as everyone knows, Karnataka is also home to the Great Indian Bustard....

Endangered species and the law  -  Apr 11, 2006
Times of India...pygmy hog, wild buffalo and wild yak. You've got the Great Indian bustard, gharial, varieties of turtles, cranes, pheasants, butterflies, moths and more.

Digitised database on bio-resource  -  Jul 27, 2006
HinduHow does a Great Indian Bustard bird look like? Which are the animals used in cancer studies? Answers to these and a million other questions on animal, ...

Wonderful Wildlife of Gujrat.  -  Nov 30, 2007
Free with registration - PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd - AccessMyLibrary.comNext morning depart with picnic breakfast for the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary near Naliya, These grasslands are the habitat of the endangered, ...

A trust for protecting the sloth bear  -  Mar 22, 2006
The HinduGudekote in Kudligi taluk — have been home to a large number of sloth bears and other wildlife including black buck and Great Indian Bustard. ...

There's more to the tiger tale than meets the eye  -  Jul 6, 2008
Hindu...on Bustards in 1980 in Jaipur where along with Maharaj Dharamkumarsinhji of Bhavnagar he scripted the “census technique� for the Great Indian Bustard. ...

Digitised inventory of bio-resources is here  -  Jul 26, 2006
HinduWhat does a Great Indian Bustard bird look like? Which are the animals used in cancer studies? Answers to these and a million other questions on animals, ...

Bird lovers want `Project Bustards'  -  Mar 9, 2005
The Hindu...setting up of a Project Bustards to protect the endangered Great Indian Bustard(GIB) and other three species of Bustards found in India and Pakistan. ...

Tiger terrain again  -  Feb 28, 2006
The HinduBut there are species that won't be saved by the tiger. The great Indian bustard doesn't stay in tiger territory. There are only about 500 left."

Sands of time  -  Feb 3, 2008
The Hindu...occasional wolves and black bucks, the Great Indian Bustard and some deadly sand vipers. The presence of the last ruled out a trek in the Park for me. ...

India says "gravely endangered" wildlife need help  -  Aug 6, 2007
Reuters IndiaOther threatened species include the great Indian bustard, Malabar civet, pigmy hog, white winged wood duck, Andaman teal and the hangul, also know as the ...

Govt announces Project Bustard  -  Nov 11, 2005
IBNLive.comThe great Indian Bustard was declared 'endangered' as a result of its declining population due to hunting and agriculture development. ...

Six endangered species to be conserved by NWB  -  Feb 24, 2008
HinduKolkata(PTI): Six endangered species -- the snow leopard, Kashmiri stag( hangul), wild buffalo, Gangetic dolphin and two birds (Great Indian bustard and ...

'Amendment in Wildlife Protection Act must'  -  Aug 2, 2009
Times of IndiaOn the occasion, Joshi also released a poster on Great Indian Bustard made by wildlife protection activist Kundan Hate. Lower-rung employees and field staff ...

Summer welcomes colourful Indian Pitta bird in Gujarat forest  -  Apr 19, 2007
HinduThe important bird species in Gujarat are Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican, four species of Harriers, flamingoes, cranes, pelicans and storks. ...

Mumbaikars queue up to adopt endangered birds  -  Nov 11, 2009
Times of IndiaNilgiri pipit, laughing thrush, Kashmir flycatcher, green peafowl, Siberian crane, Malabar pied hornbill, lesser florican and the great Indian bustard. ...

The Hindu : Literary Review / Book Review : Wildlife primer  -  Sep 7, 2008
HinduThe one of Great Indian Bustard for example. There has to be a balance between the rarity of the image and its quality. Evidently, no photo-editing was done ...

A case for saving flora and fauna from extinction  -  Oct 1, 2005
The Hindu...and NGO representatives, felt that the flora to be focused in the context of the grasslands are Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican, Bengal Florican. ...

Forest panel finds govt slipping on many fronts  -  Jun 21, 2006
Indian ExpressAmong the committee's recommendations is an ambitious plan for forest certification and initiation of a Project Bustard to save the great Indian Bustard ...

Four in race for wildlife warden's post  -  Jul 6, 2009
Times of IndiaHe is known for his efforts in conserving the rare Great Indian Bustard (GIB). He was a warden along with retired chief conservator (CCF) RN Indurkar. ...

Endangered birds fulfil rich Sheikhs' hunting desire in Pak  -  Dec 15, 2007
Expressindia.comThe Great Indian Bustard mostly found in Kutch, is also critically endangered. We could count 45 here, the largest number anywhere in the country. ...

KARACHI: Threats to Nara sanctuary  -  Feb 11, 2006
DAWN.com...including chinkara gazelle, caracal cat, desert cat, wolf, desert fox, great Indian bustard, houbara bustard, falcons, vultures etc. ...

State govt sleeps on eco-zones proposal  -  May 4, 2009
Times of IndiaOf the remaining 40 PAs, Great Indian Bustard (GIB) sanctuary in Solapur and Tungareshwar were not recommended for ESZ due to similar problems. ...

Plans afoot to develop bird sanctuary at Rollapadu  -  Dec 18, 2005
The HinduKURNOOL: The Forest Department plans to develop the Great Indian Bustard Bird Sanctuary at Rollapadu and the Alaganur balancing reservoir adjacent to it as ...

GIB census from August 3  -  Jul 28, 2009
Times of IndiaNAGPUR: The three-day exercise to monitor the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a bird endangered like the tiger and leopard and listed in Schedule I of the ...

Action plan to check blackbuck menace  -  Jan 8, 2005
The HinduAn experiment conducted at the Great Indian Bustard sanctuary at Rollapadu in Kurnool district, where a similar problem cropped up, has shown that 140 ...

Should the cheetah make a comeback?  -  Aug 2, 2009
Times of IndiaThis would also help in the conservation of other endangered grassland fauna like the Great Indian Bustard. "Nobody is saying don't save the tiger or other ...

Psst...drink now, get a high after 7 yrs!  -  Jun 6, 2009
Times of IndiaThe Wild Ass in Rann of Kutch, rare Great Indian bustard in bird reserves, world's only four-horned antelope and Black Buck are some other protected species ...

On a wing & a prayer  -  Jan 12, 2005
Times of IndiaPoaching: Illegal hunting is rooting out exotic species like the great Indian bustard and peacock. While Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act prohibits ...

World experts to discuss grasslands  -  Sep 26, 2005
The Hindu...its fauna in the 25th anniversary year of the international workshop held in Jaipur on Great Indian Bustard, a threatened grassland bird species, said. ...

Online edition of India's National Newspaper  -  Mar 6, 2005
The Hindu...the site-based approach may not be suitable for species, which are thinly but widely distributed, like the Great Indian Bustard. ...

Preserve animal trophies for educational, scientific use says Zoo...  -  Nov 6, 2008
Expressindia.comHe cited the example of the Great Indian Bustard, a bird that is fast disappearing from the country. “At the Nagpur zoo, this bird has been stuffed and ...

IT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN MALDHOK, REHEKURI, BHIMASHANKAR, …  -  Apr 9, 2006
Expressindia.comIn t0he Pune division, the census will be carried out in four sanctuaries ó Maldhok (Great Indian Bustard) sanctuary at Bhigvan in Solapur, Rehekuri Black ...

Flight out of Rajasthan  -  Dec 3, 2006
Indian ExpressOnce the pride of Rajasthan, the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is quickly and quietly sliding closer to extinction. Once seen round the year, ...

India Court Allows Reliance to Build Pipeline in Bird Sanctuary  -  Feb 15, 2008
BloombergThe fund will be used to grow more trees and educate people about the Great Indian Bustard, an endangered bird that inhabits the area in Maharashtra state. ...

India says 'gravely endangered' wildlife need help  -  Jul 8, 2007
Stuff.co.nzOther threatened species include the great Indian bustard, Malabar civet, pigmy hog, white winged wood duck, Andaman teal and the hangul, also know as the ...

Bird book  -  Mar 6, 2005
Pay-Per-View - The Hindu - Factiva, from Dow Jones...the site-based approach may not be suitable for species, which are thinly but widely distributed, like the Great Indian Bustard. ...

Ashok Sahni: The man who placed India on the fossil map of the world  -  May 17, 2007
LivemintThe first nugget discovered, only last week, is the Vastanavis, a small bird that is the ancestor of the Great Indian Bustard. This 52-million-year-old ...

State thinks green, banks on eco-tourism  -  Aug 26, 2008
Expressindia.com...“Naliya is the only place in the country where the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) can be spotted, so the area will be developed as a walking trail, Meena added.

The Hindu Business Line  -  Mar 18, 2005
Hindu Business LinePreserving the ecology of endangered bird species like the Great Indian Bustard. Ongoing projects include: Important Bird Areas (IBA); ...

Coming soon, country's first taxidermy centre  -  Apr 14, 2009
Indian ExpressThe Great Indian Bustard (Mahdok) and leopards are on the verge of extinction. At such a time, stuffing and preserving of these animals can be of great use. ...

Denotifying of wildlife sanctuaries opposed  -  Mar 2, 2009
Daily News & AnalysisThe board cleared the denotification of 8148.78 sq km of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) sanctuary in Solapur district. "The sanctuary will now be confined ...

NBW to conserve six endangered species  -  Feb 25, 2008
LivemintThese include the snow leopard, Kashmiri stag or hangul, wild buffalo, Gangetic dolphin and two birds—Great Indian bustard and Jerdons courser, ...

After 50 yrs, two big cats spotted in Pune  -  Jun 3, 2005
Indian ExpressBesides, foxes (453), leopards (34) and Great Indian Bustard (18), an assortment of wild-boar, langurs, monkeys, wild cat and shekru were counted too. ...

International spare ribs fest  -  Mar 9, 2008
Daily News & AnalysisI'm beginning to feel sorry for men, really I am. Women are so much better off, aren't we -- we've got one full day a year dedicated to us, hooray! ...

Seven more spots to commune with our feathered friends  -  Nov 24, 2007
LivemintThe desert park provides a home for the endangered Great Indian Bustard, as well as eagles, falcons, buzzards, and vultures. In Uttarakhand. ...

Endangered birds exhibition  -  Oct 10, 2007
Daily News & AnalysisJerdon's Courser and Forest Owlet are critically endangered, while 10 species, including Lesser Florican, great Indian Bustard are endangered. ...

'Western India eco-system unchanged over 5,000 yrs'  -  Feb 12, 2009
Daily News & Analysis..."If researcherslook at avian contents in the faunal inventory, they are likely to find bones of even the Great Indian Bustard which still habitat in their ...

Big bird: the kori bustard, the world's heaviest flyer, depends on...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Free with registration - Natural History - AccessMyLibrary.com...the Australian bustard, and A. nigriceps, the endangered great Indian bustard. All four have long bills and backward-projecting crests on their heads. ...

A ban on India ; India has traditionally been a leading advocate of …  -  Feb 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Business Standard - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe same is the fate of some rare birds like the great Indian bustard. Incidents of such plunder are legion. Though the authorities surely cannot be unaware ...

Rajasthan begins statewide animal census  -  May 2, 2007
earthtimes.orgBesides, fox, jungle cat, fishing cat, slop beer and Great Indian Bustard (bird) would also get special attention. In the Sariska tiger reserve and ...

Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine  -  Aug 9, 2008
TehelkaIn India, the beautiful and majestic Great Indian bustard is routinely hunted for its meat. A prominent name on the red list of the International Union for ...

Should villages in Desert National Park be relocated?  -  Jul 31, 2007
Down to Earth - Down to Earth (subscription)Besides, he says that people are essential to the ecology of the park because their cattle support the Great Indian Bustard—the flagship species of the park ...

Atithi devo bhava  -  Jun 19, 2005
Financial ExpressImportant bird species in Gujarat are great Indian bustard, houbura bustard, lesser florican, four species of harriers, lesser flamingo, sarus crane, ...

The Brothers Wild; Frank and John Craighead's groundbreaking study of...  -  Nov 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver...imperial eagle, tawny eagle, the endangered great Indian bustard, cobra, wild boar, cranes, the now-endangered chinkara (a shy, buff-colored gazelle), ...

The Brothers Wild; Frank and John Craighead's groundbreaking study of...  -  Nov 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research...imperial eagle, tawny eagle, the endangered great Indian bustard, cobra, wild boar, cranes, the now- endangered chinkara (a shy, buff-colored gazelle), ...

Karera sanctuary habitants wait for land denotification  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Press Trust of IndiaBhopal, Aug 4 (PTI) Though chirping of Great Indian Bustard died down nearly 16 years ago in Shivpuri district's Karera sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh,

A missing bird, a growing nest-egg and 32 villages in despair  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Indian ExpressThe Great Indian Bustard was last spotted in Karera sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh in 1993. But 16 years hence, while the bird may be long dead here,

Should the cheetah make a comeback?  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Economic TimesThis would also help in the conservation of other endangered grassland fauna like the Great Indian Bustard. "Nobody is saying don't save the tiger or other

GIB census from August 3  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Times of IndiaNAGPUR: The three-day exercise to monitor the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a bird endangered like the tiger and leopard and listed in Schedule I of the

'Amendment in Wildlife Protection Act must'  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Times of IndiaOn the occasion, Joshi also released a poster on Great Indian Bustard made by wildlife protection activist Kundan Hate. Lower-rung employees and field staff

Extinction of Wild Animals  -  Feb 19, 2009
Press Information Bureau (press release),However, there are a few species like Vultures, Great Indian Bustard, etc. which have limited population status. Threatened species of wildlife are included

Community care for wild animals planned  -  Feb 12, 2009
Times of India,The project is targeted mainly to protect Black Bucks, Chinkaras, the Great Indian Bustard besides some other species found on agricultural and wasteland

Maharashtra wants to clip birds wings  -  Oct 27, 2008
Times of India,The Maharashtra government had in 1979 declared an area of the 8500sq km spread over two districts — Ahmednagar and Solapur — as the Great Indian Bustard

Preserve animal trophies for educational, scientific use says Zoo ...  -  Nov 5, 2008
Indian Express,He cited the example of the Great Indian Bustard, a bird that is fast disappearing from the country. “At the Nagpur zoo, this bird has been stuffed and

Great Indian Bustard fights for survival in Maharashtra  -  Sep 9, 2008
Press Trust of India,The battleground is the Great Indian Bustard sanctuary located around 400 km from Mumbai and spread over the adjoining areas of Solapur and Ahmednagar

Bustard on the verge of extinction in India  -  Sep 20, 2008
DailyIndia.com,Gwalior, Sept 20: The forest officials in Madhya Pradesh have gone into an alert following the death of near extinct a great Indian bustard after having

Central panel to decide on pruning bustard sanctuary  -  Sep 10, 2008
Times of India,MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has referred the Maharashtra government's proposal to reduce the size of the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary to the central

A dogged problem  -  Sep 3, 2008
Central Chronicle,For example if a domestic dog were to eat just one egg or chick of an Indian bustard in the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Maharashtra,

Living In Wilderness  -  Sep 26, 2008
Tehelka,The crisis of a Sariska Tiger Reserve without tigers, and a Karera Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary without bustards (more on that in a minute) is a very real

Birds in the News 146  -  Sep 22, 2008
ScienceBlogsThe forest officials in Madhya Pradesh have gone into an alert following the death of near extinct a great Indian bustard after having recovered it in a

Wildlife primer  -  Sep 6, 2008
Hindu,The one of Great Indian Bustard for example. There has to be a balance between the rarity of the image and its quality. Evidently, no photo-editing was done

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Great Indian Bustard found in Bellary pocket  -  Jul 24, 2008
Hindu,BELLARY: The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), a majestic bird on the verge of extinction, has been rediscovered in Sirguppa in Karnataka — and

Centre told to wind up Great Indian  -  Jul 26, 2008
Central Chronicle,By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, July 26: The non-sighting of near extinct Great Indian Bustard (Son Chiraiya) for more than 15 years has compelled the Madhya

Maldhok home to shrink by 96%  -  Aug 6, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,MUMBAI: The Great Indian Bustard’s sanctuary in Maharashtra may shrink to just 4% of its present size if the state government has its way.

4 teeth extend human history  -  Aug 10, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,Its inventory includes fossils of ancestors of rabbits, lizards and birds, including an ancestor of the Great Indian Bustard.

Falconer's Sport  -  Aug 1, 2008
Tehelka,In India, the beautiful and majestic Great Indian bustard is routinely hunted for its meat. A prominent name on the red list of the International Union for

Muniya backed as conservation reserve  -  Apr 21, 2008
Times of India,A site-specific study by NVM in the past four years shows that the forest has scheduled animals like leopards, black bucks, Great Indian Bustard (GIBs),

SC nod to Reliance pipeline via Maharastra sanctuary  -  Feb 19, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The fund would be spent for afforestation and educating people on the Great Indian Bustard, an endangered bird Reliance advocate Mukul Rohtagi said the

India Court Allows Reliance to Build Pipeline in Bird Sanctuary  -  Feb 15, 2008
BloombergThe fund will be used to grow more trees and educate people about the Great Indian Bustard, an endangered bird that inhabits the area in Maharashtra state.

Bhave to head Sebi  -  Feb 14, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,14: The Supreme Court today allowed Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure to lay an underground gas pipeline through the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary

Sands of time  -  Feb 2, 2008
Hindu,...home to Monitor lizards, desert foxes, porcupines, occasional wolves and black bucks, the Great Indian Bustard and some deadly sand vipers.

Reward for spotting Bustard eggs  -  Nov 3, 2007
Central Chronicle,Shivpuri, Nov 3: In a bid to pace up efforts to conserve near extinct Great Indian Bustard, the Madhya Pradesh government has declared cash reward ranging

Recovery plans for endangered Indian wildlife species  -  Nov 2, 2007
Indlaw.com,Asiatic Lions, Hangul, Great Indian Bustard (inclusive of all the Bustard species) and Gangetic Dolphins, etc, while for the other species,

Is the government fudging the Great Indian Bustard count?  -  Oct 21, 2007
Expressindia.com,Ahmedabad, October 21 A recent state government survey of the Great Indian Bustard pegs its number at 48. Environmentalists and volunteers who were involved

Great Indian Bustard's population increases in Gujarat  -  Oct 10, 2007
NewKerala.com,There are four bustards in the country namely the Great Indian Bustard, Macqueen's Bustard, Lesser Florican and the Bengal Florican.

Endangered birds exhibition  -  Oct 9, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,Jerdon’s Courser and Forest Owlet are critically endangered, while 10 species, including Lesser Florican, great Indian Bustard are endangered.

Indian Bustard census on July 29  -  Jul 25, 2007
Times of India,NAGPUR: A statewide census of the endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) will be held on July 29. When contacted, B Majumdar, principal chief conservator of

GPS to track endangered bird species  -  Aug 14, 2007
Press Trust of India,Forest rangers in Kutch district have begun using this highly-handy technology to keep track of the movement and nesting areas of the Great Indian Bustard,

BNHS pitches for 'Project Bustards'  -  Aug 7, 2007
Times of India,NAGPUR: Here’sa ray of hope for the endangered Great Indian Bustard. The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, and state government are keen to

India: 14 rare species need better protection  -  Aug 6, 2007
MSNBCOther threatened species include the great Indian bustard, Malabar civet, pigmy hog, white winged wood duck, Andaman teal and the hangul, also know as the

Relocating villages in Desert National Park?  -  Jul 30, 2007
Down to Earth (subscription),Besides, he says that people are essential to the ecology of the park because their cattle support the Great Indian Bustard—the flagship species of the park



Bustards need to be protected like tigers  Nov 3, 2006
...should be launched on the same lines as Project Tiger and Project Elephant to save all the four bustard species namely — the Great Indian Bustard, the Bengal ... - Hindustan Times,
Great Indian Bustard may take the Dodo route Mar 28, 2006
The Great Indian Bustard, an endangered species, is facing the threat of extinction in Bellary with its habitat being encroached upon by farmers for ...
Deccan Herald,

Conservation on mind, foundation plans great Indian bustard survey Mar 14, 2006
Gandhinagar, March 14: A status survey of the Great Indian bustard, the critically endangered specie of the Indian subcontinent, is being planned by the ...
Ahmedabad Newsline,
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