Where Are Nilgai Found?
Nilgai Are Large Antelopes with Males Weighing in Excess of 600 Pounds. They Are Native to Pakistan and India and Were Imported to South Texas in the 1930'S...
Nilgai are large antelopes with males weighing in excess of 600 pounds. They are native to Pakistan and India and were imported to South Texas in the 1930's.
How did nilgai get to Texas?
South Texas ranchers brought nilgai antelope from a California zoo decades ago, when it became fashionable to stock their sprawling acreage with exotic quarry. These days the species native to India and Pakistan is not so much a rarity in South Texas as a nuisance.
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Where is the nilgai found in India?
A scheduled III species and Asia's largest antelope, Nilgai or blue bull is commonly found in dry regions of Madhyra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and in some parts of Andhra Pradesh. But in the south, this species has never been found in wildlife habitat.
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