Bhupender Yadav reviews GIB conservation, grassland restoration and Project Cheetah in Gujarat

September 13, 2026 10:46 PM

Bhupender Yadav reviews GIB conservation, grassland restoration and Project Cheetah in Gujarat

Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday reviewed the progress of flagship wildlife conservation programmes in Gujarat, covering the conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), grassland restoration and Project Cheetah. Chairing a review meeting at Bhuj, Kachchh, Yadav stressed that effective conservation must move beyond protecting individual species to restoring entire landscapes through scientific management, habitat restoratio...

Two new chicks hatched under Great Indian Bustard captive breeding programme; tally reaches 70

March 13, 2026 2:49 PM

Two new chicks hatched under Great Indian Bustard captive breeding programme; tally reaches 70

The captive breeding programme for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard has entered its fourth year with the hatching of two new chicks at a conservation facility in Rajasthan, taking the total number of birds in captivity to 70. Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav announced the development on Friday, calling it an important milestone in the country’s efforts to conserve one of its most threatened bird species. The minister said the two chicks hatc...