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The Union Environment Minister released two captive-bred male Great Indian Bustards into the wild at Sam, Desert National Park, Jaisalmer.
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What It Is
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- One of India’s largest national parks, in the Thar Desert
- A sanctuary for desert wildlife, winter migrants and critically endangered avian fauna
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Location
- Extreme western Thar Desert, Rajasthan, along the India-Pakistan border
- Gazetted in 1980 to arrest desertification
- A hyper-arid zone receiving under 100 mm annual rainfall
- Bordered by the Aravalli Range (east), Indus plains (west) and Great Rann of Kutch (south)
Important Facts for Examsmost asked
- DNP — 3,162 sq km; Jaisalmer and Barmer, Rajasthan; gazetted 1980; on India’s UNESCO Tentative List
- Rainfall under 100 mm; breeding centres at Sam and Ramdevra
- Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) — IUCN Critically Endangered, CITES Appendix I, Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act; state bird of Rajasthan; locally Godawan
