Great Indian Bustard

Narendra Modi says Centre is ‘ensuring’ development without harming environment, at climate conservation conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that his government firmly believes in the path of sustainable development and is ensuring that growth happens without harming the environment.

Three iconic species endemic to India gone extinct due to desertification: Researchers

It was discussed at the convention, which started earlier this week, that soil aridity was a problem the world is battling.

Earth Day 2019: We need to protect our species to prevent a global ecosystem collapse

Every species has a role to play in maintaining a balance in the natural world — relationships that are under threat today.

2018 in Wildlife: Gir lions, 'man-eater' Avni, dead elephants echo drumbeats of doom

It’s going to take a lot more than dedicated officers and conservation groups to save India’s wildlife.

Great Indian Bustard fights losing battle of survival as energy-hungry India embarks on renewable power overdrive

The bustard lives on less than a third of the national park, where about 4 percent of park land is controlled by the forest department.

How protecting Great Indian Bustard can save other endangered species

Endangered species like the chinkara, spiny tail lizard, fox, and there are a lot more others that will benefit if wasteland areas come under protection just like forest areas.

Wildlife diaries: Rajasthan plans to save Great Indian Bustard, bring back Siberian cranes

More than 200 Siberian cranes were sighted in Keoladeo in the year 1965. However, the bird has not been sighted in Keoladeo and any other place in India since 2001.

Govt gives clearance to track Great Indian Bustard by satellite

The Great Indian Bustard, one of the critically endangered flying bird species in the world, will soon be tracked by satellite by the Wildlife Institute of India to understand the movement of this rare bird and its preferred habitat.