Hopes of reviving the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) population in the State have suffered a set back, as an egg that was found abandoned in one of the remote villages near Bellary was destroyed by a village hen, when it was included among its eggs for incubation.
Endangered: The Great Indian Bustard near Bellary. (Inset) Bustard
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hopes-reviving-great-indian-bustard-dashed
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bellary-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bustard
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bombay-natural-history-society-bnhs