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India’s first Blackbuck conservation reserve
November 4 , 2017
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- The State cabinet of Uttar Pradesh has approved a Blackbuck Conservation Reserve in the Meja forest division in the trans-Yamuna region of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
- A herd of around 350 blackbucks is estimated to be inhabiting the region and there are only a few national parks and sanctuaries inhabited by blackbuck in the country, like
- The Velavadar Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and
- The Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary in Karnataka.
- The U.P. government evoked Section 36 A (1) and (2) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, to declare the conservation reserve, which first of its kind conservation reserves in India exclusively dedicated to blackbuck.
- Indian Blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra) is an antelope and is the only living species of the genus Antelope.
- It is considered to be the fastest animal in the world next to Cheetah. The horns of the blackbuck are ringed with one to four spiral turns and the female is usually hornless.
- Hunting of blackbuck is prohibited under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. It has been categorised least concerned in IUCN Red Data Book.
- The Bishnoi community of Rajasthan is known worldwide for their conservation efforts to blackbuck and Chinkara.
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