{"id":4972,"date":"2025-10-17T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4972"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:48:31","slug":"blackbuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/blackbuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackbuck"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Blackbuck Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last five years, the Chhattisgarh government has successfully reintroduced the blackbuck back into the state\u2019s forests through its five-year reintroduction plan. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Blackbuck<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>species of antelope native to India and Nepal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Antilope cervicapra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widespread in the states of <\/span><b>Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,<\/b> <b>Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other areas throughout peninsular India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been declared as the<\/span><b> state animal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the governments of <\/span><b>Punjab, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The blackbuck mostly lives in <\/span><b>open grasslands, dry scrub areas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>thinly forested areas.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Blackbuck <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>medium-sized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> antelope.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its <\/span><b>beautiful spiraling horns. Only the male blackbucks have these <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">horns. They can grow quite long, sometimes over 20 inches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Male <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blackbucks are <\/span><b>usually dark brown or black on their backs and sides.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They have white fur on their bellies, inner legs, and around their eyes. This creates a striking contrast.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Young males and females are lighter in color, often yellowish-brown.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>very good eyesight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are also very<\/span><b> fast runners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which comprise their main defense against predators. They can reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>gregarious and social animals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with herds generally ranging from 5 to 50 animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Blackbuck <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It is classified as <strong>&#8216;Least Concerned&#8217;<\/strong> under the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/it-went-locally-extinct-for-50-years-then-the-blackbuck-made-a-miraculous-comeback-in-chhattisgarhs-barnawapara-sanctuary-10311451\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackbuck is a species of antelope native to India and Nepal. 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