Prepare plan for protection of Great Indian bustard

GS-III: Prepare a plan for the protection of the Great Indian bustard

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Noting the high mortality rate of the Great Indian Bustard.the NGT has directed the centre to prepare a time-bound action plan within two months for the protection of the birds.

Great Indian Bustard

The Great Indian Bustard, one of the heaviest flying birds, can weigh up to 15 kg and grow up to one metre in height.
It is considered the flagship grassland species, representing the health of the grassland ecology.
For a long, conservationists have been demanding to secure this population, warning that the bird might get extinct in the coming decades.
It would become the first mega species to disappear from India after Cheetah in recent times.
Till the 1980s, about 1,500-2,000 Great Indian Bustards were spread throughout the western half of India, spanning eleven states.
However, with rampant hunting and declining grasslands, their population dwindled.
In July 2011, the bird was categorised as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Protection Measures:

Birdlife International uplisted this species from Endangered to Critically Endangered (2011)

Protection under CITES Appendix I

Protection under Schedule I Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2002

Project Great Indian Bustard (Rajasthan): aims at identifying and fencing off bustard breeding grounds in existing protected areas as well as providing secure breeding enclosures in areas outside protected areas.

Source: The Hindu

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