Inside a Rajasthan Centre Where Great Indian Bustards Are Raised Carefully for a Return to the Wild

In a controlled enclosure in Rajasthan, two Great Indian Bustard chicks have just hatched. Small, downy, and still unsteady, they may not look like much at first glance. For a bird hanging on by a thread in the wild, their arrival carries unusual weight. With these two hatchlings, the number of Great Indian Bustards in captivity has reached 70, marking another step in India’s effort to save one of its rarest birds. One chick was born through natural mating on 10 March 2026, and the other through artificial insemination on 12 March at the Conservation Breeding Centre in Sam, Jaisalmer. Offic...