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Blackbuck Population
December 31 , 2025
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- The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) population in Vallanadu sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, increased to 300 in the 2023–2024 census, up from 260 in 2022–2023.
- Vallanadu sanctuary, established in 1987, spans 1,641 hectares and is a natural habitat for the endangered blackbuck, listed in Schedule I of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
- Grassland restoration under the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project for Climate Change Response (TBGPCCR) has restored around 50 hectares of native grass, improving habitat conditions for blackbucks.
- The sanctuary also houses 300 spotted deer, 150 sambar deer.
- The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is listed as Least Concern globally by the IUCN Red List.
- It is located on an isolated hillock in Vallanadu Village of Srivaikundam Taluk, Thoothukudi.
- It is the southernmost place in India where a natural population of blackbuck exists.
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