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Caught on camera with 2 dead blackbucks: Madhya Pradesh High Court rejects habeas corpus plea of poaching accused
May 12, 2026 4:51 pm
The Madhya Pradesh High Court was hearing the plea of an accused who alleged that he was under illegal detention by the authorities.
‘Blackbucks are shy, must protect them’: NGT directs to reconsider quarry proposal near Vallanadu sanctuary in Tamil Nadu
March 06, 2026 8:56 am
Instead of outrightly rejecting the quarry project, the authorities should examine if strict mitigation measures could safeguard wildlife, the NGT stressed while setting aside the SEIAA’s rejection order.
‘31 blackbucks died from bacterial infection, no negligence by zoo officials’: Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre
December 08, 2025 8:04 pm
The mortality rate of wild animals in Karnataka zoos has significantly reduced over the years, claimed Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre.
At Karnataka's Belagavi zoo, 29 blackbucks die of bacterial infection in four days
November 16, 2025 9:12 pm
Dr Sunil Panwar, a member secretary of the Zoo Authority of Karnataka, visited the Kittur Rani Chennamma Zoo in Belagavi and said that an inquiry was being conducted into the blackbuck deaths.
It went locally extinct for 50 years. Then, the blackbuck made a miraculous comeback in Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara sanctuary
October 21, 2025 3:40 pm
Poaching, habitat loss, and human encroachment drove the blackbuck population down, with the state declaring it locally extinct in 2017. That changed when the state came up with a five-year revival plan.
UPSC Knowledge Nugget of the day: Bishnoi community
October 20, 2024 3:14 pm
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has been linked to the killing of Baba Siddique and was also behind the shooting outside Salman Khan’s house in April. Who are Bishnois? How did they get this name? What is their role in the conservation of blackbuck and chinkara? Here's all you need to know.
From Sidhu Moosewala to Salman Khan: The tryst between stars and the Bishnoi gang
April 16, 2024 4:36 pm
The blackbuck case continues to haunt Khan
12 blackbucks fall to death from Solapur bridge, 2 injured
January 31, 2023 1:20 pm
The incident took place on a bridge in Kegaon on the Solapur-Bijapur Highway, around 44 kilometres from Mumbai, at 6:30 pm on Saturday.
IISc research finds blackbucks adapted to human-altered landscapes, says their population is growing
January 10, 2023 8:02 pm
Blackbucks are found only in the Indian subcontinent. Males have corkscrew-shaped horns and black-to-dark brown coats, while the females are fawn-coloured.
Lioness, 4 blackbucks found dead in Gir forest
May 23, 2021 1:26 am
The carcasses have been sent for post-morterm to ascertain the cause of death.
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