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| May 2, 2010 | Two black bucks find a home at Patna Zoo | | Patna: The Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park in Patna has rehabilitated two black bucks after they were rescued from the captivity of certain villagers who had kept them as
pets. Reportedly, some locals in Aarah district rescued these black bucks and
handed them over to the Patna Zoo. Among the two, one happened to be a fawn and
this was released among other black bucks at the zoo while the mother has been
kept isolated for medical observation. "We have checked the child and now it is
with the group and the mother is under observation in the hospital. She is doing
fine and was looking healthy and there was no sign of any wound on her body,"
said Abhay Kumar, Director, Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park . Blackbuck is a species
of antelope found mainly in India , and also in some parts of Nepal and Pakistan
. The main threats to the species are poaching, predation, habitat destruction,
overgrazing, diseases and above all, visitors at the sanctuary upsetting their
'rhythm of natural life style'. The blackbuck is hunted for its flesh and its
skin. | |
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