The Great Indian Bustard
This rare ground bird is found in India and Pakistan. It is considered to be a top gaming bird, eventually leading to its hunting and decline. It is extinct from 90% of its habitable areas. Few of them are surviving in Thar desert of western India and Deccan peninsula in South and Sind of Pakistan. Encroached agriculture and illegal poaching are reasons for its decrease. [caption id="attachment_6454" align="aligncenter" width="513"] A 2010 file photo of the Great Indian Bustard sighted in Siruguppa taluk, Karnataka[/caption]
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This rare ground bird is found in India and Pakistan. It is considered to be a top gaming bird, eventually leading to its hunting and decline. It is extinct from 90% of its habitable areas. Few of them are surviving in Thar desert of western India and Deccan peninsula in South and Sind of Pakistan. Encroached agriculture and illegal poaching are reasons for its decrease. [caption id="attachment_6454" align="aligncenter" width="513"] A 2010 file photo of the Great Indian Bustard sighted in Siruguppa taluk, Karnataka[/caption]