Notably, the first set of cheer pheasants were released into the wild in Seri village, Darbhog, by the department in October 3, 2019, as part of the larger programme of conservation breeding and reintroduction of cheer pheasants to restore population of the bird in historical habitats, which has seen declining or locally extinct populations owing to anthropogenic interference and biotic pressures
According to forest officials, Jaisalmer’s GIB breeding centre had collected 30 eggs from the wild of which six were damaged, 24 chicks were successfully hatched from the eggs and two of them died. At present, there are 22 artificial GIBs
Explaining the process, an official said that the breeding centre had collected 30 eggs from the wild of which six were damaged. 24 chicks were successfully hatched from the eggs and two of them died. “As of now, we have 22 artificially hatched GIBs at the Jaisalmer breeding centre,” the official said