Bihar

Bihar to Conserve Endangered Blackbucks

  • Nearly a decade after a blackbuck safari project planned but not materialized, the State Forest Department of Bihar is planning to launch a conservation drive for endangered blackbucks in Buxar district.
  • It has identified the land for the proposed blackbuck rescue centre in Nawanagar block in Buxar district.
  • Blackbuck is locally known as Kala Hiran or Krishna Mrig, and found near forest and riverine belt of Buxar as well as the neighbouringBhojpur and Kaimur districts.

Threat: The population of the species is threatened by wild animals and poaching. The riverine belt and adjacent forests ....

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