New Delhi, March 13 The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) project has entered its fourth year of its captive breeding program, with the hatching of two new chicks at the Conservation Breeding Centre in Rajasthan this week, bringing the total number of birds in captivity to 70, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Friday.
The minister stated that one of the two chicks hatched through natural mating, while the other was produced through artificial insemination.
"The Great Indian Bustard project entered its fourth year with the hatching of two new chicks at the Conservation Breeding Centre of Rajasthan this week, one from natural mating and the other from artificial insemination, bringing the total number of birds in captivity to 70," Yadav said in a post on X.
"This is a significant milestone for the conservation efforts of the species, and some of the chicks bred in captivity this year will be released back into the wild, marking a new and challenging beginning for the project," he added.