Wild buffalo, Chhattisgarh’s state animal, is on the verge of …
WEBJun 17, 2021 · Experts say that the pure breed of wild buffalo in India is now left only in Assam and Chhattisgarh. According to the forest department documents, the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh has been the natural habitat of the buffaloes.
Wild water buffalo - Wikipedia
WEBThe wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the remaining population totals less than 4,000.
Chhattisgarh’s state animal close to extinction: Only female wild ...
WEBAug 26, 2021 · The sole female wild buffalo in a conservation centre at Chhattisgarh’s Sitanadi-Udanti tiger reserve died Wednesday night. The state animal is on the verge of extinction with less than 20 individuals of the species left in Chhattisgarh.
WILD BUFFALO RECOVERY PROJECT - Wildlife Trust of India
WEBThe Central India Wild Buffalo Recovery Project aims to stabilise the wild buffalo population in Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh by implementing a number of ex situ and in situ interventions.
More wild water buffaloes in central India to fix population decline ...
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · Chhattisgarh’s state animal, the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), is facing global extinction, with fewer than 4000 individuals remaining in the wild. Approximately 90% of the existing population resides in India, primarily in two isolated clusters, in the northeast and central India.
Bovine from the Brink- Saving the Wild Buffalo in Chhattisgarh
WEBOct 8, 2020 · Wildlife Trust of India presents "Bovine from the Brink", documenting one of our longest projects in Central India , a project aiming to restock the population of Wild Buffalo, the State animal...
Chhattisgarh’s state animal, Wild buffalo, close to extinction
WEBSep 2, 2021 · Chhattisgarh’s state animal is on the verge of extinction with less than 20 individuals of the species left in the state. The conservation centre had only one female and three males and now no more female wild buffalos are left in the reserve.
Only 10 wild buffaloes left, Chhattisgarh looks at surrogacy
WEBOct 12, 2020 · “The number of wild buffaloes in Chhattisgarh has been steadily decreasing due to poaching, anthropogenic pressure and lack of awareness for conservation,” said the trust’s central India head Dr Rajendra Mishra.
Reintroducing wild water buffaloes in MP reserve could address ...
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Chhattisgarh’s state animal, the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), is facing global extinction, with fewer than 4,000 individuals remaining in the wild. Approximately 90% of the existing...
Wildlife Trust of India launches its latest Conservation Action …
WEBWhile India harbours more than 80 per cent of the globally endangered wild buffaloes (Bubalis arnee), a small sub-population remains isolated in Chhattisgarh. Adapted to hard grounds, as opposed to their cousins in the wetlands of Assam, their numbers have been dwindling, with less than 50 accounted for in a baseline survey in 2005.
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