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December 29, 2021
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In news– The State government of Bihar has chalked out a plan to sterilize the nilgais instead of culling them to control their population in view of repeated demand by farmers to save their crops. .

About Nilgai-

  • The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. 
  • The scientific name of the nilgai is Boselaphus tragocamelus. The nilgai is the sole member of the genus Boselaphus and placed in the family Bovidae.
  • It is also called the Blue Bull,  ghurparas in Bihar.
  • The vernacular name “nilgai” comes from the fusion of the Hindi words nil (“blue”) and gai (“cow”). The word was first recorded in use in 1882.
  • Sexual dimorphism is prominent; the males are larger than females and differ in colouration.
  • They  live in dry areas with a variety of land types. They range from grassy, steppe woodlands, to hillsides.
  • It occurs in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Significant numbers occur in the Terai lowlands in the foothills of the Himalayas.
  • It is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and Hindus accord it the same sacred status as cattle (both belong to the subfamily Bovinae). 
  • Accordingly, the nilgai is the only one of the four Indian antelopes that is still abundant.
  • It comes under Schedule III of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
  • IUCN status: Least Concern.
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