With the Supreme Court allowing the Maharashtra government to cut down the size of the Great Indian Bustard sanctuary area spreading over Solapur and Ahmednagar district by nearly 85% last month, forest officials are in the process of stepping up conservation efforts in the remaining areas, with a special focus core area of around 193 sqkm in isolated pockets in Solapur district. But even that will not be an easy task.
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Officials fighting to protect Great Indian Bustard