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Blackbuck Population Recovery Programme

November 14 , 2026 8 hrs 0 min 22 0

Chhattisgarh plans to relocate 50 blackbucks from Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary to Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary after the species remained absent from the area for over 50 years.
The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is native to the Indian subcontinent.
In 2017–18, Chhattisgarh launched a blackbuck recovery programme in Barnawapara, bringing 77 blackbucks from two zoological parks; their population has now increased to over 150.
Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Chhattisgarh, was declared a sanctuary in 1975 and contains grasslands and dry deciduous forests.
Blackbuck is listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Least Concern (LC) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) for Nepal's population.