The swamp deer or Barasingha, the state animal of Uttar Pradesh, has become critically endangered and even figures in the IUCN red alerts but ironically no special efforts are being made for its conservation.
Even officials in the UP Forest department admit that no specific project has been launched to save this species apart from some steps that have been taken as part of the save tiger projec
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/no-specific-project-protect-swamp-deer
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-lucknow
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lucknow-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dudhwa-np
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pilibhit-d
