MP forest department initiates a multi-stage project to reintroduce the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard.
Birds will be sourced from the Sam Conservation Breeding Centre in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Ghatigaon and Gandhi Sagar wildlife sanctuaries have been identified as the primary target habitats.
The species completely disappeared from the wild in Madhya Pradesh during the mid-1990s due to habitat loss.