Udaipur, March 27, 2025 - Rajasthan welcomed the second captive-bred Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick of 2025 at the Sam Conservation Breeding Centre in Jaisalmer district on March 21. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) confirmed the successful artificial incubation of the chick. This is a major achievement in efforts to save one of the world’s rarest birds.

Officials said that a five-year-old female GIB named Aman laid an egg on February 26 after mating with a male named Leo. The egg was incubated under the Trdhkt project, a special conservation initiative.

Brij Mohan Gupta, Deputy Conservator of Forests at Desert National Park, said another GIB chick had hatched at the same centre earlier on March 9. Currently, 46 GIBs are at the breeding centres in Sudasari (Sam) and Ramdevra, Jaisalmer.

With only about 150 GIBs left in the wild, conservationists see this as a big step in protecting the critically endangered species. WII senior scientist Dr. Suthirto Dutta confirmed this success. 

Source: Media Reports