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This is a big achievement in the continuous efforts of Wildlife Institute of India. Artificial hatching of second generation Godavan has achieved great success. Now the extinct Sonchiriya can be produced artificially. This is the first case of this type in the country.
Prem Narayan Meena Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:12 AM share
There is a strong possibility of the increase in the population of Son Chiraiya, which is becoming extinct in the National Desert Park of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Here, scientists have been successful in producing Godavan’s chick through artificial insemination in the breeding center located in Sudasari. It is believed that India is the first country in the world to do this and it is a big leap in the field of conservation of the rare Godavan. Ashish Vyas, DFO of National Desert Park, said that efforts are being made for Godavan conservation in Jaisalmer for the last four decades, but for the first time Godavan has given birth to a chick through artificial insemination.
Deputy CM Diya Kumari wrote on Instagram – A major success has been achieved in the efforts for Godavan conservation in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Artificial insemination technique was successfully used for the conservation of the state bird, Godavan (Great Indian Bustard), which is on the verge of extinction. Through this technique, a healthy chick was born, which is a historic achievement towards increasing the dwindling numbers of Godavan and saving it from extinction.
This important success was done at the Artificial Breeding Center in Jaisalmer under the “Bustard Conservation and Rehabilitation Programme”. For this remarkable success, I heartily congratulate and congratulate the dedicated scientists, forest department officers and employees on their historic achievement.
Earlier, Godavan’s eggs were picked up from the field and kept at the Godavan Breeding Center in Sudasari. Here, chicks were hatched from eggs artificially, but this time the sperm of the male Godavan was injected into the female Godavan. After this the female Godavan laid an egg. That egg has now given birth to a safe chick. Vyas said that this is a big achievement in the continuous efforts of Wildlife Institute of India. Artificial hatching of second generation Godavan has achieved great success. Now the extinct Sonchiriya can be produced artificially. This is the first case of this type in the country.
According to the information, this unique idea of artificial insemination of Godavan came from Abu Dhabi. There such a successful test was conducted on Tilor bird at the International Fund for Houbara Conservation Foundation. After which scientists from Wildlife Institute of India went there last year and received training in this technique. After this, efforts for artificial insemination were started in Godavan.
In this method, an artificial female is placed in front of the male Godavan and she is trained for mating so that she can give sperm. It took 8 months to give this kind of training to Nar Godavan. It is noteworthy that the Desert National Park of Jaisalmer is a part of the decades-old exercise of Godavan conservation. Here the conditions for Godavan’s living and breeding are favorable. Apart from this, two breeding centers were built in the district at Ramdevra and Sudasari.