India, March 28 -- A Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick has been sighted in the wild in Gujarat for the first time in 10 years, thanks to a novel approach that holds out hope for the conservation of one of the most endangered bird species, Union environment, forest and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Saturday.

In a post on X, Yadav said his ministry, the state forest departments of Rajasthan and Gujarat, and the Wildlife Institute of India coordinated the jump-start approach. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi envisioned Project GIB in 2011 to conserve the species in its natural habitat, including Gujarat, and it was launched in 2016.

Yadav said the number of birds in conservation breeding centres, as a result, at S...