{"id":80076,"date":"2025-12-28T11:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T05:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80076"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T10:04:46","slug":"vallanadu-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vallanadu-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) population at the Vallanadu sanctuary has witnessed a surge, recording a total of 300.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>state of Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established to protect <\/span><b>blackbuck antelopes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vallanadu Sanctuary is a <\/span><b>scrub forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> area that is spread over 16.41 sq km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Blackbuck, Spotted Deer, Bonnet Macaque, Jungle Cat, Small Indian Civet, Black-naped Hare; Rose-ringed Parakeet; Common Indian Monitor Lizard etc. are found here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Acacia Albizia amara, Zizyphus sp, Azadirachta indica, Carissa carandus, Euphorbia acalypha etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Blackbuck<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a species of antelope native to India and Nepal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The blackbuck mostly <\/span><b>lives in open grasslands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dry scrub areas, and thinly forested areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is widespread in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and other areas throughout peninsular India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><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<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is classified as <\/span><b>\u2018Least Concerned\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Madurai\/blackbuck-population-rises-to-300-in-vallanadu-sanctuary\/article70443429.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu protects blackbuck antelopes. It is a 16.41 sq km scrub forest rich in diverse flora and fauna. Read more about Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary. 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