Gujarat sees a GIB chick after a decade, through a novel conservation measure - the jumpstart approach, coordinated by the Ministry, State Forest Departments of Rajasthan and Gujarat, and Wildlife Institute of India.
Envisioned by PM Shri @narendramodi ji in 2011 to conserve GIB in its natural habitats including Gujrat, Project GIB was launched in 2016.
As a result the number of birds in conservation breeding centres, started at Sam and Ramdevra in Rajasthan, have reached 73 with addition of 5 new chicks in this season and we are moving ahead towards rewilding of birds in near future.
In achieving another milestone, a female GIB, tagged in August 2025, had laid an infertile egg in Kutch, as this population has lost all its males long back. In a major trans-state conservation effort, a captive-bred GIB egg from the conservation breeding program in Rajasthan was transported by road over 19 hours in a handheld portable incubator and was replaced in the nest on 22 March.
The female completed incubating this fertile egg and hatched it on March 26. The field monitoring team found the young chick being reared by its foster mother.
This effort is among one of the many steps to recover the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard populations.
With the commitment to save GIB, we are making great progress in India’s conservation journey.
Congratulations to all scientists, field officers and wildlife enthusiasts who made this possible.
We are keeping our fingers crossed for the survival of the chick. At the same time we remain committed to leaving no stone unturned to make the endeavour successful.
🎥 The GIB takes a stroll with her chick.
हमारी संस्कृति और विरासत हमें आस-पास के पशु-पक्षियों के साथ प्यार से रहना सिखाती है।
ये हम सभी के लिए बहुत खुशी की बात है, कि बीते दो महीनों ���ें, हमारे देश में दो नए Tiger Reserves जुड़े हैं।
इनमें से एक है छत्तीसगढ़ में गुरु घासीदास - तमोर पिंगला Tiger Reserve और दूसरा है - MP में रातापानी Tiger Reserve.
- प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi
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सुबह की पहली किरण और पेड़-पौधों की हरियाली के साथ पक्षियों के कलरव से ही यह प्रकृति सम्पूर्ण होती है और अपनी मधुर तान से प्रकृति का गुणगान करने वाले इन संगीतकारों का बसेरा पेड़-पौधे हैं। आइए इस अवसर पर संकल्प लें कि पक्षियों और पर्यावरण को बचाने के लिए हम हर संभव प्रयास करेंगे
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Every native tree counts to stop #BiodiversityLoss!
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