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Friendly Neighbours: Lesser Florican and the Farmers of Shokaliya

There are less than 340 lesser florican males on Earth and experts believe that the number of females is even smaller, but the smallest bustard species in India is trying to beat the odds with a little help from the farmers of Shokaliya, a village in Rajasthan's Ajmer district.
Film by: Biont
Updated   Sep 29, 2023

Film by: Biont

Updated   Sep 29, 2023
10 min watch
There are less than 340 lesser florican males on Earth and experts believe that the number of females is even smaller, but the smallest bustard species in India is trying to beat the odds with a little help from the farmers of Shokaliya, a village in Rajasthan's Ajmer district.

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a 'team of four friends', tells stories through visual media, with a mission to connect people with science, beauty and threats of our natural world.