Great Indian Bustard Needs Ideal Breeding Sites: Experts

Pramod Patil, who is active in protecting and conserving the Bustard in the state, has written a letter to the minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh and forest department urging them to acquire the recommended 434 hectare of privately owned land inside the sanctuary. The land, he said, cuts across the core area of the Great Indian Bustard sanctuary at Nannaj. Acquisition of this land will lead to formation of a continuous patch of grassland that can be utilised by the Bustard for breeding, the letter states. Read the full report here.

Source: Dipannita Das, TNN, Pune.