Barmer/Ahmedabad, Oct. 5 -- Two captive-bred male Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) were released into the wild in Rajasthan's Sam area of the Desert National Park in Jaisalmer on Sunday morning, marking a significant milestone in India's nearly decade-long effort to bring the critically endangered bird back from the brink. Environment minister Bhupender Yadav announced the release, describing it as a "milestone move" and crediting scientists, researchers and ground staff involved in the captive-breeding programme. But the release also marks the beginning of a much harder test: whether birds raised in captivity can survive, adapt and eventually reproduce in the wild. "With this, we have entered a new era of GIB conservation," said Ashok Singh, assistant conservator of forest at Jaisalmer. The two birds released on Sunday had undergone an extensive rewilding programme at a specially designed facility at the GIB Conservation Breeding Centre at Ramdevra.P2...