Archive · 7 Jun 2025
GIB Chicks Named to Honor Operation Sindoor
In Jaisalmer, India, conservationists are naming baby Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) after Operation Sindoor and its heroes to link wildlife protection with national pride.
The initiative, led by the Rajasthan Forest Department, has named several chicks including Sindoor, Atom, Mishri, Vyom, and Sophia.
These chicks were hatched in breeding centers using advanced technology.
This effort, part of Project GIB, aims to boost the GIB population, which is critically endangered, and also commemorates the Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chicks in Jaisalmer are being named after Operation Sindoor figures.
The Rajasthan Forest Department is honoring armed forces by linking conservation with national pride.
Chicks named include Sindoor, Atom, Mishri, Vyom, and Sophia.
The project uses advanced AI and monitoring at breeding centers.
The goal is to increase the GIB population through reintroduction.
- Who
- Rajasthan Forest Department
- What
- Naming GIB chicks after Operation Sindoor figures
- When
- May 2025
- Where
- Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
- Why
- To honor armed forces and connect conservation with national interest
- Location
- Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
- Species
- Great Indian Bustard (GIB)
- Operation Honored
- Operation Sindoor
- Chicks Hatched (2025)
- 21 (in 2025)
- Organizations Involved
- Ministry of Environment, WII, Rajasthan Forest Department
Sources
Peck & Choose: 5 GIB chicks named after Operation Sindoor heroes in Rajasthan; unique tribute linking wildlife conservation with national defence
Operation Sindoor inspires unique tribute from Great Indian Bustard conservation project
Sindoor, Vyom, Sofiya – newly hatched Great Indian Bustard chicks in Jaisalmer get names that ring a bell
