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Andhra Pradesh launches first-ever blackbuck survey on Godavari islands

Published on 21 Jul 2022

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  • The Andhra Pradesh State Wildlife Department has kick-started the first-ever survey of blackbucks along a stretch of islands in the Godavari between Dowleswaram and Yanam with the goal of drawing up a conservation plan to protect the endangered species.
  • The survey was mooted in the wake of scores of blackbucks getting stranded on the islands that have been hit by the Godavari.
  • Forest Range Officer (Wildlife-Kakinada) S.S.R. Vara Prasad and Wildlife Researcher (A.P. Forest Department) D. Mahesh Babu on Monday kick-started the field survey, braving perilous floodwaters in the Godavari and its branches. They covered the islands by boat.

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