{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2327796", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2327796", "headline": "India begins rewilding Great Indian Bustards with first captive-bred releases", "summary": "PIB Delhi announced on 24 October 2026 that four male Great Indian Bustards (GIB) were released into the wild at Desert National Park in Rajasthan. This marks a shift from building a captive population to restoring the species in its natural habitat after a 75% population decline over 30 years. The effort is supported by a conservation-breeding programme sanctioned in 2016 and a ₹ 77.05 crore Conservation Action Plan approved in December 2024. The release benefits the Critically Endangered GIB population by using captive-bred birds to strengthen wild numbers.", "key_points": ["4 male GIBs released in October 2026 at Desert National Park, Rajasthan", "₹ 77.05 crore approved in Dec 2024 for a 5-year Conservation Action Plan", "96 birds housed in facilities by Oct 2026 (40 wild-origin, 56 captive-bred)", "Jumpstart Approach has produced 6 chicks in Rajasthan and 2 in Gujarat", "200 sq km of fenced grassland enclosures established in Desert National Park"], "issued_date": "2026-10-24", "listing_date": "2026-10-24", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2327796", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": []}, "issuer": "PIB Delhi", "department": "PIB Backgrounder", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2327796"}, "topics": ["wildlife conservation", "great indian bustard"], "reader_topics": ["Government services"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["gj", "rj"], "national": false, "places": ["India"], "applies_to": ["Great Indian Bustard population"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-01", "wording": "October 2026", "what": "release of four male GIBs into the wild", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "period_start", "date": "2016-01-01", "wording": "2016", "what": "conservation-breeding programme", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "period_start", "date": "2024-12-01", "wording": "December 2024", "what": "Conservation Action Plan for Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "1d69874b0a8e4fd1", "recorded_at": "2026-10-24T05:28:11.018402+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-24T07:41:09.516699+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-24T07:56:48+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}