India wants Pakistan to give
high priority to the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard after its inclusion in appendix one of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, said Union Minister of State for Environment Babul Supriyo on Saturday.
There are just 150 of these birds left and the aim of India to get it in the appendix one was to ensure Pakistan, which is also party to the UN-backed effort, also gives their conservation the same importance as our country, the minister and officials informed.
Apart from GIB, the Asian elephant and Bengal Florican were also included in appendix one of the CMSCOP 13 here on Saturday.
"The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is facing sever threat of extinction. We are greatly worried about its killing and poaching that is taking place on other side of the border in Pakistan. Now when GIB has been included in appendix one of the CMS, it is the duty of all parties to this treaty,
