Context: A rare four-horned antelope has been sighted for the first time in the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve.
About the four-horned antelope, also known as Chousingha:
It is a small bovid antelope found in Asia. Unique for its four horns, only males bear them, with one pair between the ears and another on the forehead. Typically, solitary and diurnal, they may form small groups. Endemic to India and Nepal, they inhabit open, dry, deciduous forests in hilly terrain, often near water bodies. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and hunting.
About Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve:
It spans Sagar, Damoh, and Narsinghpur districts in Madhya Pradesh, being the seventh in the state. It encompasses parts of the Nauradehi and Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuaries, featuring the historic Singorgarh Fort. A green corridor links it to the Panna Tiger Reserve for tiger movement. Rivers from the Narmada and Yamuna basins flow through, with dry deciduous vegetation dominated by Teak, Saja, and others.
Source: Free press journal
