Migratory houbara bustard from UAE rescued in coastal Maharashtra 

By PTI

PUNE: A houbara bustard bred within the United Arab Emirates has been rescued from the coastal Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, officers mentioned.

The chicken is in good well being and it could be launched within the desert space of Rajasthan or Gujarat, the winter habitat of those birds, they mentioned.

Local Range Forest Officer Rajendra Ghunakikar on Saturday mentioned, “A farmer at Mundage village in Devgad tehsil spotted an exotic-looking bird with a ring on its leg on Thursday evening and alerted forest officials. We went there and took it in our custody.”

The chicken is at present stored in a facility at Kankavali within the district and is in fantastic well being, he added.

Sujit Narawade, the assistant director and coordinator on the Bombay Natural History Society, mentioned some institutes within the UAE breed these birds in captivity and launch them in giant numbers as a part of conservation efforts.

“These birds generally migrate to the Thar and Kutch deserts every winter from the Middle East. Sometimes a bird or two stray from the flock and fly to the coastal region of Konkan,” mentioned Narawade, who can also be the challenge coordinator of Conservation of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican.

“The houbara bustard found in Sindhudurg had a ring and colour band which provided information about its origin. When we contacted the National Avian Resource Centre in Abu Dhabi, they confirmed that the bird was from a flock released by them,” he mentioned.

They additionally suggested that it ought to be launched within the desert area of Gujarat or Rajasthan, he added.

Deputy Conservator of Forests S Navakishore Reddy mentioned that they had been in talks with forest officers within the two states and can quickly resolve the place it ought to be launched.

PUNE: A houbara bustard bred within the United Arab Emirates has been rescued from the coastal Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, officers mentioned.

The chicken is in good well being and it could be launched within the desert space of Rajasthan or Gujarat, the winter habitat of those birds, they mentioned.

Local Range Forest Officer Rajendra Ghunakikar on Saturday mentioned, “A farmer at Mundage village in Devgad tehsil spotted an exotic-looking bird with a ring on its leg on Thursday evening and alerted forest officials. We went there and took it in our custody.”

The chicken is at present stored in a facility at Kankavali within the district and is in fantastic well being, he added.

Sujit Narawade, the assistant director and coordinator on the Bombay Natural History Society, mentioned some institutes within the UAE breed these birds in captivity and launch them in giant numbers as a part of conservation efforts.

“These birds generally migrate to the Thar and Kutch deserts every winter from the Middle East. Sometimes a bird or two stray from the flock and fly to the coastal region of Konkan,” mentioned Narawade, who can also be the challenge coordinator of Conservation of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican.

“The houbara bustard found in Sindhudurg had a ring and colour band which provided information about its origin. When we contacted the National Avian Resource Centre in Abu Dhabi, they confirmed that the bird was from a flock released by them,” he mentioned.

They additionally suggested that it ought to be launched within the desert area of Gujarat or Rajasthan, he added.

Deputy Conservator of Forests S Navakishore Reddy mentioned that they had been in talks with forest officers within the two states and can quickly resolve the place it ought to be launched.