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	Blackbuck
		Blackbucks are gregarious and social animals with herds generally ranging from 5 to 50 animals.
		Negative Blackbucks have a tendency to raid crops, paticularly sorghum and millet.
		The flbuck was once the most abundant hoofed mammal in India and Pakistan, but their populations have been greatly reduced through excessive hunting and loss of habitat due to agricultural development.
	www.angelfire.com /empire/zooempire/blackbuck.html (587 words)

	Pictures of the blackbuck\|Antilope cervicapra facts
		Blackbuck The flbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is an antelope found in central and north west India.
		Blackbuck is an antelope of India that inhabits open grasslands and in the male has long, spiraled horns and a fl coat with white under parts.
		Blackbucks are a medium sized antelope that have "corkscrew" horns in a V shape on the head of the males.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Antilope/Antilope-cervicapra.html (346 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		Genetic erosion is the decrease in the genetic variability, that is, the population of a species loses its diversity in its genes, resulting in inferior individuals that are vulnerable to diseases, susceptible to slight changes in the environment, and individuals that are not capable of reproducing as equally as their healthy counterparts.
		Director of Central Zoo, RK Shrestha, said, "Translocation of flbucks may help to reduce the genetic erosion as the animals at the zoo are from different ancestors, but donor agencies seem to have no interest on translocating captive animals".
		Another problem with the flbucks at the zoo is that the population at zoo is also suspected to be genetically eroded.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=2430 (370 words)

	San Francisco Zoo \| Animals \| Blackbuck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The flbuck can run very fast, even faster than a greyhound, but is vulnerable to the cheetah.
		The flbuck is a member of the antelope family, and about the size of a large deer, with permanent horns rather than antlers that shed.
		Blackbuck antelopes live in the semi-desert to open woodland habitats in the Indian subcontinent.
	www.sfzoo.org /cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=21 (386 words)

	Black Buck - Animal Details
		The flbuck is a delicate and graceful antelope native to the plains of India and Pakistan.
		Blackbucks are native to the Indian subcontinent, and are found in semi-desert plains and open woodland areas.
		Blackbucks were once the most abundant hoofed mammal in India, but excessive hunting and habitat destruction greatly reduced their numbers.
	members.tripod.com /rc-anodizing/PEZT/animalsZTao/blackbuck.htm (520 words)

	Black Bucks: Black Bucks Conservation Programme: Wildlife of Orissa
		Blackbuck is considered to be the second fastest animal in the world next to Cheetah.
		During this period, a small group of Blackbuck appeared from somewhere in the area for the first time, and then there was rain and the drought spell was broken.
		Realising the significance of Blackbuck, the Ballipadar area is being developed as a "Community Reserve" in accordance with the recent amendment of Wildlife (Protection) Act.
	conservation-programmes.orissawildlife.com /blackbucks (1209 words)

	Just what is a blackbuck?
		The flbuck, or the Antilope Cervicapra, is an endangered deer species found in Northern India and Nepal.
		Blackbucks were originally also found in Pakistan but were hunted to extinction, and now there are only small populations of them in captivity in very few places.
		The average lifespan of a flbuck is 12 to 16 years and it is one of the fastest animals in the world.
	rediff.com /movies/2006/feb/17deer.htm (458 words)

	Offtrack: Mehsana: Suffering Saviours
		Especially in large numbers When a herd of flbucks came to Vishatpura over two decades ago, the villagers, mostly farmers belonging to the Patel community, not only welcomed them but also risked their lives on several occasions to protect them from ruthless poachers from the criminal Dafer tribe.
		Four of the six flbucks which were shifted to Indroda Nature Park near Gandhinagar, however, died of shock.
		But in a village like Vishatpura whose population has halved in two decades as the flbucks have forced many to abandon farming and shift to urban areas for a livelihood, the peaceful co-existence between villagers and flbucks is turning into a struggle for existence.
	www.lib.virginia.edu /area-studies/SouthAsia/bihar/offtrack.html (712 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Blackbuck
		Blackbuck are active during the day when it is cool, or at dawn and dusk during hot seasons.
		Outside the breeding season, flbuck are foudn in mixed groups, but as the breeding season approaches, the males form batchelor groups or manage to defend a territory individually.
		Once one of the most abundant hoofed animals in India, the flbuck was decimated by hunting for meat and sport as well as habitat loss.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3017.shtml (290 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		Blackbucks are timid at feed stations and will stand back while other animals feed.
		The social units of the flbuck are female groups, mixed groups of both sexes, bachelor groups, and territorial males.
		Few flbucks live longer than twelve years, and their maximum lifespan is about sixteen years.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/II/tci1.html (526 words)

	blackbuck. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Blackbucks graze in herds of 10 to 100 individuals and, unlike most antelopes, graze mostly by day, even in intense heat.
		They are extremely swift animals; a cheetah can run down a flbuck, but only if it overtakes it in the first few hundred yards.
		Although they have been hunted intensively by humans, sometimes with the aid of cheetahs, flbucks have survived in large numbers.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bl/blackbuc.html (197 words)

	Black buck - Wild India
		The Blackbuck (Antelope cervacapra), a common name for the Indian Antelope, is one of the fastest mammals on the planet, especially able to run quickly to escape predators on the open plains.
		Blackbucks are found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Nepal.
		Blackbucks are grazers and eat the grasses of the open prairies that they reside in.
	www.wildindia.org /wiki/Black_buck (424 words)

	Pet blackbucks being released in Ridge
		Blackbucks along with other animals are reported to have suddenly appeared in that green cluster.
		The captured flbucks were taken to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (SPCA) and then later given to the zoo.
		Blackbucks though not really dwindling in numbers are listed as Schedule I animals as they are only found in certain pockets of UP and Rajasthan.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19981105/30951694.html (489 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		The flbuck count, just 50 in 1999, is now 103.Locals as well as officials at Khairapur guard post explain that the current security situation, among others, is one of the major factors for the increasing number of flbucks.
		To prevent flbucks from entering farmlands, an eight-foot-tall wire mesh fence has been erected on the southern and western sides of the conservation area.
		However, though flbucks are relatively safe since there are no large predators like tigers and leopards in the area, they occasionally fall prey to hyenas and jackals from the eastern side of the conservation area.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=29067 (421 words)

	HUNTING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE EARTH
		Officially, the flbuck population was down to 1,600 by June 1998; unofficially, the count was as low as 200.
		The problem, Mishra wrote, was twofold: "Farmers are encouraging killing of flbucks as their farms are being damaged by wildlife," and, "Villagers, apprehending their displacement due to the expansion of the national park, have apparently started a campaign to liquidate the population of flbucks to prevent the authorities from acquiring their farms.
		The difference is that in the U.S., the burgeoning deer and goose populations have resulted from 40 years of vigorous effort by wildlife management agencies to propagate the species preferred by hunters, undertaken after their major wild predators were themselves hunted to the verge of extinction.
	www.animalpeoplenews.org /98/11/hunting.11.98.html (2382 words)

	Blackbuck antelope (Antelope cervicapra)and hunting at Suwannee River Ranch in Florida. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Blackbuck antelope (Antelope cervicapra)and hunting at Suwannee River Ranch in Florida.
		Blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra) are antelope named for the fl coat of the dominant males.
		The male flbucks darken in winter, but only the most dominant and aggressive males remain fl in the summer.
	www.suwanneeriverranch.com /blackbk.htm (322 words)

	WWF - Species in Nepal - Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
		The flbuck is a small gazelle, with a shoulder height of 70 - 80 centimetres.
		During the breeding season, flbucks live in herds comprising an old male and several females and fawns, while younger males stay away avoiding competition with the old ones.
		According to old scripts, it seems it has been quite usual for Hindu fakirs to tame flbucks and have them as domestic animals, and there are several old paintings depicting kings and other prominent figures together with tame flbucks.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/asia_pacific/where/nepal/our_solutions/conservation_nepal/tal/area/species/blackbuck/index.cfm (264 words)

	Kerera bird santuary tour,kerera bird sanctuary,wildlife tour,tourist attraction,kerera bird santuary travel, Madhya ...
		But flbucks and bustards are not the only wildlife that roam Karera.
		Due to problems of grazing and subsequent crop loss, the locals started killing the flbucks, but after rigorous protection measures by the sanctuary guards and efforts of environmental friendly organizations, the number of flbucks here has been consistently increasing.
		Now, the flbuck population in the sanctuary numbers at around 2000, a considerable increase from the lowly 100 in 1981.
	www.tourmyindia.com /attraction/karera.html (821 words)

	Antelope at Harriswood Plantation
		The flbuck lives in the open woodlands and semi-desert areas of the Indian subcontinent.
		About the size of a small deer, the flbuck is a member of the antelope family, with permanent horns rather than antlers that may be shed.
		Blackbucks feed on short grass, and various cultivated grains.
	www.harriswood.com /antelope.asp (218 words)

	'Girls asked Salman Khan to shoot' : Salman Khan, black buck : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Poonam Chand Bishnoi, an ordinary farmer till eight years back in the desert hamlet of Kankani village, is the prime witness in the flbuck poaching case.
		The actors got away, but the Bishnois reported the matter to the forest department who found the flbucks at the same spot in the morning and took them for a post mortem.
		Bishnoi women still come to pray and to pay respects at the spot where the two flbucks are buried.
	www.ibnlive.com /news/girls-asked-salman-khan-to-shoot/13321-3.html (726 words)

	Blackbuck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to the Hindu mythology Blackbuck or Krishna Jinka is considered as the vehicle (vahana) of the Moon-god or Chandrama.
		The arrest was prompted by intense protests from the Bishnoi ethnic group, which holds animals and trees sacred, and on whose land the hunting had taken place.
		This tradition of hunting with the Asiatic Cheetah was passed on to the ancient Persians and carried to India.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blackbuck (746 words)

	Fossil Rim - Blackbuck
		Due to their popularity on hunting ranches, there are more flbuck in Texas than in their native India.
		The flbuck appear to live here much as they would in the wild, very territorial.
		By nature blakbuck are extremely wary, however, several hand-raised flbuck are accustomed to humans and will approach vehicles.
	www.fossilrim.org /animals/blackbuck.php (187 words)

	DNA - Evolutions - Big bang for the blackbuck - Daily News & Analysis
		Visatpura, better known as the ‘people’s sanctuary of flbucks’, was once home to the world’s second largest population of the ungulates.
		Till 2002, nearly 7,000 flbucks roamed the wilderness surrounding Visatpura and a dozen-odd villages in the vicinity, grazing on the crops and yet enjoying the protection of the villagers.
		Villagers say a herd of a dozen-odd flbucks took refuge in the grassy areas around the their hamlet in the 1960s.
	www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=2292 (822 words)

	Punjab Heritage News - Bishnois committed to conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		However, when they are convinced of your noble intentions then the same men themselves take you to the 5 sq km area where approximately 250 flbucks can be spotted.The flbucks are a highly endangered species figuring in the Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act.
		Due to excessive poaching, hunting and habitat destruction flbucks are now concentrated in areas where protection is provided.
		There are about 5000 flbucks in the area, according to an estimate.
	www.punjabheritage.org /catagories/cultural-heritage/bishnois-committed-to-conservation.html (697 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - Village women up in arms against boozers
		The other case is more worrying as flbucks are kept in a sanctuary set up for their protection.
		According to reports, six to seven flbucks are being killed in the Tal Chappar wildlife sanctuary, 220km from the state capital Jaipur.
		The poaching is so rampant in the sanctuary that flbuck meat is openly available in the local markets and hotels in Churu district.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/May/subcontinent_May157.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= (657 words)

	Blackbuck case: Salman, Saif charged : Salman Khan, black buck : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN
		It was not for shooting a film, but for shooting a flbuck eight years ago.
		Salman, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu and Sonali Bendre are facing charges of shooting two flbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur.
		Khan was facing charges of shooting two flbucks at Kankani in Luni block of the district on October 1 and 2, during the filming of the movie Hum Saath Saath Hain in 1998.
	www.ibnlive.com /news/blackbuck-case-salman-saif-charged/6057-3.html (426 words)

	Nine blackbucks found dead in Gujarat - Sify.com
		Ahmedabad: Nine flbucks were found dead late on Tuesday at a private farm in Gujarat's Amreli district, forest department officials said here.
		Of the nine dead flbucks, seven were female.
		The viscera of the animals was sent to the Junagadh forensic laboratory for investigation.
	sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=14201422 (184 words)

	Indian Express: For Delhi farmhouse owners blackbucks are now taboo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		NEW DELHI, Nov 4: After the Salman Khan incident, `flbucks' for some mean trouble and especially for farmhouse owners in Delhi who kept them as pets.
		Sources in the department say that there as many as 40 flbucks beingkept as pets in the farmhouses of Delhi.
		Even on a holiday, the forest department had sent its team out with one jeep, one gypsy and one truck to follow the flbuck trail.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19981105/30950724p.html (552 words)

	Blackbuck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Blackbucks (also commonly known as Indian antelopes) are characterized by the long, spiralling horns which grace the heads of the male members of this family.
		It is proposed that the tale of the unicorn may have arisen through the flbuck.
		Today, flbucks remain in West Pakistan and in parts of India.
	www.alientravelguide.com /science/biology/life/animals/chordata/vertebra/mammalia/artiodac/bovidae/black.htm (78 words)

	The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Kurnool News : Nine blackbucks caught
		Under the `operation flbuck' in Adoni area, the forest officials trapped nine flbucks in Halaharvi yesterday.
		The Conservator of Forests, P.K. Jha, asked the staff to transport the animals to the reserve forest at Sirigudipadu near Yarragondapalem in Prakasam district.
		The Government sanctioned Rs.1 crore for controlling the flbuck population, which damaged crops.
	www.hindu.com /2005/04/11/stories/2005041102420300.htm (106 words)

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