endangered animals in india - National Museum of Natural History
endangered animals in india - National Museum of Natural History
endangered animals in india - National Museum of Natural History
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• The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is an antelope<br />
species native to the Indian Subcont<strong>in</strong>ent that has<br />
been classified as <strong>endangered</strong> by IUCN s<strong>in</strong>ce 2003, as<br />
the blackbuck range has decreased sharply dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
20th century. Males and females have dist<strong>in</strong>ctive<br />
coloration. Male blackbucks are dark brown, black,<br />
and white and have long, twisted horns, while<br />
females are fawn-coloured with no horns. Blackbucks<br />
orig<strong>in</strong>ally ranged over large tracts <strong>of</strong> India except <strong>in</strong><br />
the northeast. Today, the blackbuck population is<br />
conf<strong>in</strong>ed to areas <strong>in</strong> Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab,<br />
Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil<br />
Nadu and Karnataka, with a few small pockets <strong>in</strong><br />
central India. The ma<strong>in</strong> threats to the species are<br />
poach<strong>in</strong>g, predation, habitat destruction, overgraz<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
diseases, <strong>in</strong>breed<strong>in</strong>g and sanctuary visitors.
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