Velavadar National Park : Large population of threatened Blackbuck

Q.  Blackbuck National Park is situated in
- Published on 24 Sep 15

a. Karnataka
b. Maharashtra
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Gujarat

ANSWER: Gujarat
 
Blackbuck National Park at Velavadar is situated in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat. The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is an ungulate species of antelope native to the Indian subcontinent that has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2003. Velavadar (Blackbuck) National Park is home to a large population estimated at 1500 individuals in the mid-1990s.

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