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Question
Why did the numbers of tiger and black buck decrease?
Solution
- The number of Black buck and Tigers have decreased due to excessive hunting, deforestation and habitat degradation.
- Tigers are also facing problems of prey depletion since the number of deers and other herbivores are decreasing due to the disappearance of forests.
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