India News | Endangered Blackbuck Found Dead in Odisha's Ganjam
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The carcass of a blackbuck, an endangered antelope, was found at a roadside in the Digapahandi forest range in Odisha's Ganjam district, an official said.
Berhampur (Odisha), Apr 27 (PTI) The carcass of a blackbuck, an endangered antelope, was found at a roadside in the Digapahandi forest range in Odisha's Ganjam district, an official said.
The endangered animal might have died after being hit by a vehicle, Digapahandi forest range officer Kanhu Charan Patnaik said.
The carcass of the four-year-old male blackbuck was recovered from Bhaliajhola, around 40 km from Berhampur city, he said.
A post-mortem examination of the carcass was conducted, and the report is awaited, the forest official said.
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Ganjam district blackbuck protection committee president Amulya Upadhyaya said, "The animal might have died in a road accident, as it might come out of its habitat in search of water. Major water bodies in the habitats have become dry due to heat conditions."
The blackbuck is a Schedule-1 animal according to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended in 1992), he said.
Ganjam is the only district in the state, where blackbucks are sighted, and according to a census conducted in February, the antelopes numbered 7,745.
"The people of the region believe that sighting of a blackbuck in a paddy field is harbinger of luck for them," Upadhyaya added.
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