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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| Est. World Population: | 50000-70000 |
| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
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Habitat:
Inhabits arid areas, including sand deserts, flat plains and hills, dry scrub and light forest. Ranges from sea level to 1,500 m in Pakistan (Habibi 2001a). They are facultative drinkers, and so can live in very arid areas. They sometimes raid fields cultivated with rape seed and sorghum in desert regions (Habibi 2001a).
Range:
The range covers much of western and central India, extending through Pakistan, south-western Afghanistan and into north-central Iran. The Thar Desert of western India remains a stronghold. Distribution in Pakistan has been greatly reduced by overhunting and although still widespread, populations are scattered (Habibi 2001a). In Iran, distribution is also scattered extending to Kavir N.P. in Tehran Province (Hemami and Groves 2001).
Conservation:
Occur in more than 80 protected areas in India, five in Pakistan and nine in Iran. In parts of western India Chinkara are protected by villagers for religious reasons. The species is fully protected by law in India, Pakistan and Iran.