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HOUBARA BUSTARDS
No love, no chicks, only extinction? Gujarat has a 'pyaar ka stimulus plan' for loveless birdsGujarat is trying to save the lesser florican. The bird faces extinction. Last year, breeding failed. Now, experts use fake female birds to...
EAM Jaishankar meets UAE counterpart at 4th India-UAE Strategic DialogueExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Both leaders held the 4th I...
Poachers' paradise: Gulf hunts fuel Pakistan falcon traffickingFor years, Pakistan has stood at the nexus of the falcon trade, both as a source of the birds of prey, and then as a destination to hunt wi...
Pakistan issues special permit to Saudi Crown Prince, two others to hunt rare houbara bustards: ReportThe houbara bustard is a resident of the colder Central Asian region. It migrates southwards every year to spend its winters in a relativel...
Lease of life: Saving the great Indian bustard bird in the Rajasthan desertOrnithologists in the Rajasthan desert are trying to save the great Indian bustard with successful captive breeding of 9 birds. Most of the...
Why November is the perfect time for weekend treats around the countryA photography tour or a camel safari in Rajasthan. This November, adventure is on the cards!
Lesser Floricans tagged to trace migration patternTwo Lesser Florican (males) birds were fitted with satellite transmitters in Ajmer by a team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of I...
Three GIB hunters nabbed in SriganganagarA team of forest officials on Thursday arrested three members of a poaching gang active in hunting the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) in Sriang...
- Bird hunting creates friction between India, Pak: Report
The hunting of endangered houbara bustards by members of Arab royal families in Pakistan has led to friction along the Indo-Pak frontier, w...
- Shrinking species suffers from poor genetic diversity
A recent study of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) population in India shows that the species suffers from poorgenetic diversi...