Birding or Bird Watching is an interesting hobby which require a person to travel to distant places, walk in muds, sands and forces one to get up early in the morning! India is blessed with unique bio-diversity where its western part is desert land. Rajasthan is a state which has big National Park without any…
Great Indian Bustard egg hatches under protective watch
Great Indian Bustard (GIB), known as Godawan in Rajasthan in its local language, is critically endangered species found in Desert National Park in Rajasthan near Jaisalmer. Recently, it is reported that, After a gap of nearly six years, a Great Indian Bustard egg hatched in Desert National Park area with forest officials succeeding in protecting…
New Great Indian Bustard found in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer
The state bird and critically endangered Great Indian Bustard has found a new habitat. A flock of 24 GIBs was recently spotted in the grasslands of Salkha area, 45 km from Jaisalmer district. Of them, 21 were males and three females. This is a great news for Bird lovers all around the world! Population of…
3 Great Indian Bustard Hunters nabbed
Great Indian Bustard ( GIB ) is a critically endangered species whose total count is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. GIB is also state bird of Rajasthan. In recent years, its count has gone down drastically due to habitat loss. But still poaching of GIB has not stopped. What could be a good news…