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Gene hope in bustard revival outside Rajasthan -GS Mudur

-The Telegraph

Study reveals higher genetic diversity in the estimated 100 to 140 bustards in the state

Wildlife scientists have discovered unique versions of genes in the last surviving great Indian bustards outside Rajasthan and recommended their introduction into the bustard breeding programme aimed at pulling back the iconic bird from imminent extinction.

The unique gene sequences would enrich the gene pool available for India’s conservation breeding efforts underway in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, and enhance the chances that captive-bred birds would do well after release in the wild, the scientists said after a genetic study of bustards.

The study has revealed higher genetic diversity in the estimated 100 to 140 bustards in Rajasthan than in the non-viable bustard populations in other states. Gujarat has less than six bustards, while Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka together have fewer than 10 bustards. “The populations outside Rajasthan are doomed to extinction,” Yadvendradev Jhala, a scientist at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Dehradun who led the study told The Telegraph.

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