A five-year-old Great Indian Bustard, one of the rarest bird species in the world, was found dead inside\u00a0a cage at a breeding centre in Jaisalmer’s Sudasari village.<\/p>\n
Listed as ‘critically endangered’ on the IUCN Red List since 2011, the\u00a0Great Indian Bustard is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DNP Deputy Forest Conservator Bujmohan Gupta\u00a0said an injury mark was found on the bird’s head during examination after it was\u00a0brought to the Desert National Park (DNP) office.<\/p>\n
“Yesterday we received information about the death of a female Great Indian Bustard. The Great Indian Bustard is the state bird of Rajasthan and their number is very less in our country…The Great Indian Bustard had a head injury…The medical department conducted the post-mortem and the last rites were performed as per protocol. We will send samples to Bareilly and Dehradun,” the Deputy Forest Conservator said in a video posted on X by ANI.<\/p>\n
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The population of the rare bird, almost exclusively in found in India, has steadily declined by 75% in last 30 years,\u00a0according to a report by the Wildlife Institute Of India.<\/p>\n
Samples from the bird’s body have been sent to a laboratory in Dehradun to determine the cause of death, officials said. The bird was cremated as per protocol, confirmed Mr Gupta.<\/p>\n
The population of the rare bird, almost exclusively in found in India, has steadily declined by 75% in last 30 years,\u00a0according to a report by the Wildlife Institute Of India.<\/p>\n
Preliminary reports suggest that the bird may have collided with the cage while flying or succumbed to another cause, say officials. However, the exact reason will be determined only after the laboratory analysis of the samples, Mr Gupta added.<\/p>\n