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Sign in to searchIndian Grey Hornbill Returns to Gir Forest After Six Decades
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The Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris), locally known as Chilotro, has made a successful return to Gujarat's Gir Forest after remaining locally extinct for more than six decades. The reintroduction has been achieved under a Species Recovery Programme implemented by the Gujarat Forest Department in collaboration with conservation partners. The initiative aims to restore ecological balance by re-establishing an important seed-dispersing bird in the Gir ecosystem.
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Indian Grey Hornbill successfully returns to Gir Forest after 60 years through species recovery programme. Reintroduction boosts ecosystem health and biodiversity restoration efforts in Gujarat.
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