From the brink to a comeback, hope for India’s wildlife
India is making progress in wildlife conservation, highlighted by the hatching of a Great Indian Bustard chick and successful recovery programs for various endangered species. The government is scaling up efforts through the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats scheme and a new National Red List Roadmap.
Why it matters
These efforts are crucial for maintaining biodiversity in one of the world's most megadiverse countries amidst environmental challenges.
Across the world, scientists, governments and communities are bringing plants and animals back from the brink of extinction. In India, a Great Indian Bustard chick has hatched in Kutch , Gujarat, after a decade, bringing fresh hope for this critically endangered bird. In Spain and Portugal, restoring habitat and prey, breeding lynx and returning them to the wild helped the Iberian lynx grow from 62 mature individuals in 2001 to 648 in 2022. The return of the scimitar-horned oryx to the wild in Chad, Africa, and the saiga antelope’s recovery in Kazakhstan offer further proof of what determined action can achieve. During Wildlife Week (October 2-8), we can celebrate these gains while asking what it will take to sustain them.
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