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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A reserved forest zone for black bucks is set to be established in which city
A
Palwal
B
Meerut
C
Sonipat
D
Gurgaon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Uttar Pradesh cabinet decided to make India’s first-ever conservation reserve for blackbuck in the Meja forest division of Allahabad. The Meja forest division is known for its rocky, undulating, and arid terrain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jayamangali (formerly Maidenahalli) Blackbuck Conservation Reserve is Tumkur district’s only notified protected area. It neighbours Maidenahalli, a small village in Madhugiri Taluk, at the north-eastern tip of Tumkur district of Karnataka state, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Conservation Status of Blackbuck It inhabits several protected areas of India, including: Gir National Park, Gujarat. Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The best numbers are seen in the Velavadar Blackbuck National Park, Bhavnagar, Gujarat where a tiny 34 sq. km protected grassland is zealously protected by the Forest Department. Another notable area is Tal Chhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary, Churu district, Rajasthan. This 7 sq km sanctuary may have about a thousand animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Native to India and Pakistan, blackbuck originally were released in Texas in the Edwards Plateau (Kerr County) in 1932. Today there are approximately 20, 000 individuals living in the wild, but relatively few are found outside controlled areas.

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