PM Modi Praises Chhattisgarh's Blackbuck Conservation, Chief Minister Reacts
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Prime Minister Modi praised Chhattisgarh's conservation efforts for the endangered blackbuck antelope, calling it a model for wildlife protection in India. The state's chief minister welcomed the recognition and pledged continued conservation investments.
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An official from the state forest department said that blackbucks had disappeared in the state by the 1970s and remained locally extinct for nearly 50 years.