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News: Wildlife researchers recently documented the presence of an Indian gaur in the Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS), Maharashtra.
Facts:
Gaur
- World’s largest and tallest wild bovines
- Listed as Schedule I species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- IUCN Status: Vulnerable
- Geographic range: Bhutan; Cambodia; China; India; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Viet Nam
