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This article enlists important steps taken by the Government for the protection of Great Indian Bustards in the country.
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Protection of Great Indian Bustard
- The Great Indian Bustard is listed in Schedule-I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, thereby, according it the highest degree of legal protection from hunting.
- The Great Indian Bustard has been included in Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) on the basis of a proposal submitted by India.
- It was also the mascot of the prestigious 13th CMS Conference of Parties held in Gandhinagar giving wider publicity for the conservation of the species.
- There are around 150 Great Indian Bustards left across the country in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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