The endemic great Indian bustard (GIB) is about to be extinct. It is one of the most magnificent grassland bird. Its can reach more than three feet in height. And only 300-odd birds remain in the wild today. If you visualise, they are just as many as the pigeons feeding on grains near a temple. In the ’60s, they were found in 11 states of our country but now they are restricted to only six states, of which Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka have single digit population. In three states – Gujrat, Maharstara and Andhra Pradesh, the figure is between 25 and 35, each. Only Rajasthan has the largest population of GIBs – about 150 to 170. Experts are saying it is extinct from almost 90 per cent of its former range. If a tiger is perceived as the soul of Indian forest, GIB is the soul of the grassland. But grassland can easily be converted into agricultural lands and, therefore, GIBs are under bigger threat.
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Source : mydigitalfc.com







On 13th August, 2011 the Naushad Ali Sarovar Samvardhini(NASS) – a body constituted for the conservation of urban lakes in Mumbai conducted a Conference at Powai Lake.
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