The good news for the Gujarat government, which has been working hard for the last two-three years to get the male species of Great Indian Bustard, is that the Gujarat Forest Department has produced a healthy baby for the first time in India. The number of horses can be increased through this technique through artificial insemination at the Horse Breeding Center in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
This species of birds is on the verge of extinction in the state. There are only 3 horses left in Banni area of Kutch and all three are females. Four years ago there were 7-8 female horses, now only so many are left.
During the video conference organized by the Union Forest Ministry in September-2023 of the key forest department officials of all the states of the country, Gujarat described the situation of endangered birds in the state and demanded to bring some birds from Rajasthan. , which has the highest number of 90 percent i.e. 173 birds in the country, and established a satellite breeding center in Gujarat. After this, repeated attempts were made by the State Forest Department to bring male horses from Rajasthan, but no result was achieved, in such a situation, new hope has arisen for the state from the children obtained from the conception of male horses. Female horses in Jaisalmer breeding centre. State Chief Wildlife Warden Nityanand Srivastava says that the news from Jaisalmer is really exciting, artificial insemination technology has paved the way to increase the number of horses.