18 January 2026 – 24 January, 2026. Top pick of India’s threatened wildlife photography this week.
Ten Great Indian Bustards in One Frame: Video Shows A Rare Sighting in Rajasthan
A stunning reel from Desert National Park, Rajasthan, recently circulated on social media, showing ten Great Indian Bustards (Ardeotis nigriceps) in a single frame — a remarkable sight for one of the world’s rarest birds.
WildShots: Strawberry Coloured ‘Sandalwood Leopard’, Young Gaur In Motion, A Baby Hoolock Gibbon Clinging to Its Mother
28 December, 2025 – 03 January, 2026. Top pick of India’s threatened wildlife in photographs this week.
WildShots: Tigress With Her Four Cubs, Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture, Sarus Cranes With Long Outstretched Necks
14 December, 2025 – 20 December, 2025. Top pick of India’s threatened wildlife in photographs this week.
Wildshots: Great Indian Bustard, A Leopard With Kill, A Tree Hugging Sloth Bear
30 November, 2025 – 06 December, 2025. Top pick of India’s threatened wildlife in photographs this week.
Wanted – Eggs of the Great Indian Bustard
It has been long due, but a bustard hatchery centre has finally come up in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. And now, the scientists, including a team of experts from Abu Dhabi, are desperately searching for bustard eggs to pull back the world’s most threatened bird from extinction. The Great Indian Bustard was listed as a Critically Endangered […]
Gujarat Fears It Has Lost Its Only Male Great Indian Bustard
In December 2018 the state of Gujarat reported that its lone male Great Indian Bustard was missing. It was a young adult that the officials believed had flown to neighbouring Rajasthan and might return soon. Now six months later, the bird has still not been traced, and as chances of it returning to the state […]
The Perils Of Being A Great Indian Bustard
In the 1970s, Arab royalties would often come to India for falconry, a sport that involved shooting of birds like the Great Indian Bustard, commonly found then in Western Rajasthan. It is believed that the Indian government extended this invitation to the Arabs, as a diplomatic gesture but it came to an abrupt end when […]
Desired By The Dunes
“Sukhpali, a thin 30-year old with a long, luscious braid, walks briskly into an arid expanse. Racing on top a rocky mound, she watches over what shimmers like infinite gold – The Great Indian Desert in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan…” Sukhpali was the first female guard to be recruited on the field in the Sudasari range of Desert National Park (DNP) in […]
Great Indian Bustard Numbers Rising in Rajasthan
Quick Notes The number of Great Indian Bustards in Rajasthan has gone up from 11 to 31. The bird is one of the rarest in the world and is marked Critically Endangered by IUCN. It is currently found in only 6 Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The number […]
Don’t Be Extinct Yet, The Bustard Breeding Centre Is Coming Soon
Since 2013 there have been innumerable proposals of starting a captive breeding centre for the Great Indian Bustard – a bird on the verge of extinction. While the breeding programme is yet to take off, the bird might just become the first species to vanish caught in inter-state politics and red tapism. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, […]