The Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is situated in which two districts of Maharashtra?

The correct answer is Solapur and Ahmednagar.

• The Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is situated in two districts of Maharashtra which is Ahmednagar and Solapur in 8496.44 Sq. Km.

• The main place of sanctuary is village Nanaj in North Solapur Tehsil, District Solapur.

• It is also known as the Maldhok wildlife sanctuary.

• Important Points

• Habitat - The great Indian bustard is distributed in the western part of India and it is also found in Pakistan. 
• It is listed as
  • critically endangered in International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list;
  • Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972;
  • present in the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Convention
  • Appendix I of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
• It is one of the heaviest flying birds.
• Threat - Hunting and poaching are the biggest threat to this species. Also habitat loss due to agriculture expansion, infrastructure development, and industrialization.
• According to World Wide Fund India, their population is around 200 individuals worldwide.