In A journey that began last year, two Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) have voyaged a distance of 1,600 km in nine months in a first-of-its-kind telemetric study. Their flight, with radio-collars around their necks, has contributed to several important findings in this study by the Maharashtra Forest Department and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Called Tracking the GIBs in Maharashtra, it is expected to help with the conservation of this endangered species.

The Great Indian Bustard, the heaviest of flying birds