It’s well established that today’s chickens are descended from the red junglefowl, a still-living species of wild bird. But ...

Domesticated chickens descend from red junglefowl of southeast Asia. These birds are only capable of short flights and lift-offs from trees. Coupled with the fact that chickens are primarily bred ...

The forest department has started a breeding centre for red junglefowl in Jambughoda, where these fowl have already started laying eggs. Once their numbers grow in the next few months, hundreds of ...