KUTCH GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD SANCTUARY

  • April 3, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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KUTCH GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD SANCTUARY

Subject : Environment

Context : A fire broke out inside the Lala-Budiya Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Sanctuary near Naliya in Kutch district of Gujarat on Thursday evening, damaging at least 20 hectares of vegetation.

Concept :

  • Kutch Bustard Sanctuary or Kachchh Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, also known as Lala–ParjanSanctuary,is located near Jakhau village in Taluka Abdasa, Gujarat, India.
  • This sanctuary is one of the two great Indian bustard sanctuaries in Gujarat; the other one is in Jamnagar.
  • However, the sanctuary presently legally covers a protected area of about 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) of area (202.86 hectares (501.3 acres) of fenced land only and is the smallest sanctuary in the country.

About GIB

  • Listed under Critically Endangered Category of IUCN Red List.
  • Listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It is also listed in Appendix I of CITES.
  • Identified for the species recovery program under Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats Scheme.
  • Declared as the state bird of Rajasthan.

Protected areas dedicated to GIB

  • Rajasthan: Desert National Park – Jaisalmer and Balmer
  • Gujarat: Naliya Sanctuary in Kutch
  • Madhya Pradesh: Karera Wildlife Sanctuary (The species disappeared from Madhya Pradesh in early 90s’)
  • Maharashtra: Nannaj Grasslands, Solapur
  • Andhra Pradesh: Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary.
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