Return of Blackbucks in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary

  • After nearly five decades, blackbucks — locally extinct — have successfully been reintroduced in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh.
  • The Chhattisgarh State Wildlife Board launched the reintroduction program in 2018.
  • Between 2021 and 2026, 77 blackbucks were relocated.
  • The sanctuary now has 190 blackbucks.
  • The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is found in India and Nepal.
  • In India, it is mainly found in Velavadar Blackbuck Sanctuary (Gujarat), Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu), and Tal Chhapar Sanctuary (Rajasthan).
  • Conservation Status: Schedule I under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972; “Least Concern” in IUCN; listed in Appendix II of ....
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