{"id":19568,"date":"2026-10-06T11:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19568"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:55:20","slug":"gib-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gib-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Indian Bustard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Great Indian Bustard<\/b><b> Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a major milestone for the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), the Union Environment Minister recently released two captive-bred male GIBs into the wild at Sam in the Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Great Indian Bustard<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Known locally as<\/b> <b>Godawan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is a <\/span><b>large terrestrial bird endemic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the <\/span><b>Indian subcontinent.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> one of the heaviest flying birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Great Indian Bustard <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is endemic to the Indian subcontinent, with its <\/span><b>remaining population <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concentrated <\/span><b>mainly in India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>core population <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survives in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-thar-desert\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Thar Desert<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mainly in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts of <\/span><b>Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other important habitats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> occur in <\/span><b>Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bird is primarily found in <\/span><b>dry grasslands and scrublands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are rapidly declining due to agricultural expansion and development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Great Indian Bustard <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>horizontal body posture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, long bare legs, and resembles an ostrich in appearance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both sexes are similar in size, with the heaviest individuals reaching up to 15 kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can easily be distinguished by its<\/span><b> black crown on the forehead contrasting with the pale neck and head.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>body is brownish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>wings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>marked with black, brown and grey.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Males <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have <\/span><b>larger black crowns <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a<\/span><b> black band across the breast.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Life Span:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The bird has a lifespan of<\/span><b> 12\u201315 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Diet: These<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> birds are<\/span><b> opportunist eaters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Their diet ranges widely depending on the seasonal availability of food. They feed on grass seeds, insects like grasshoppers and beetles, and sometimes even small rodents and reptiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Great Indian Bustard <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It is classified as <strong>&#8216;Critically Endangered&#8217;<\/strong> under the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ddindia.co.in\/2026\/10\/two-male-great-indian-bustards-released-into-wild-at-jaisalmers-desert-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DD<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Indian Bustard is a large terrestrial bird endemic to the Indian subcontinent. 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