Under a campaign to protect crops from wild animals in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh, 45 blackbucks captured with the help of experts from South Africa were released into the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, an official said on Tuesday.

The operation to capture nilgais and blackbucks using a helicopter and boma technology was carried out in Imlikheda village in the district between Sunday and Monday night, the official said.

Shajapur District Collector Riju Bafna said, “The blackbucks captured from Imlikheda by a team from South Africa and the forest department were released into the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary without any animal loss.”

As many as 45 blackbucks were captured with the help of a helicopter, she said.

The campaign to capture nilgais and blackbucks is being condu

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