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The Blackbuck
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The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), or the Indian Antelope, is a species of antelope native to India and Nepal.
Once widespread throughout the Indian subcontinent, it has become extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Only scattered herds are found in protected areas in India and Nepal.
The blackbuck is easily recognizable through the dark brown to black colour of the upper part of the coat of its males.
They inhabit grassy plains and thin forest areas with easily available water resources.
The IUCN Red List designated the blackbuk as ‘least concerned’. In India, hunting of blackbuck is prohibited under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
It inhabits several protected areas of India, including:
Gir National Park, Gujarat
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar
Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan
Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary, Karnataka
Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
In 2017, the Uttar Pradesh State Government approved the plan of setting up the Blackbuck Conservation Reserve in the trans-Yamuna belt near Prayagraj. It would be the first conservation reserve dedicated to the blackbuck
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