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Blackbuck population
October 24 , 2025
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- The blackbuck was declared locally extinct in Chhattisgarh in 2017 due to poaching and habitat loss.
- A five-year reintroduction plan was launched by the Chhattisgarh State Wildlife Board in 2021.
- 77 blackbucks were translocated from New Delhi and Bilaspur to Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary.
- By 2025, the population in the sanctuary increased to 190, with 100 released into the wild and 90 still in enclosures.
- Blackbucks are protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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