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The rare Malvi camel breed faces a serious threat of extinction, with only about 102 animals left.
The National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC) has begun a scientific conservation breeding programme.
The NRCC has procured 12 Malvi camels — three males and nine females — to build up numbers.
A camel breed with fewer than 300 breeding females is considered at risk.
Malvi is one of India's nine recognised camel breeds.
Premier institute for camel research and conservation, running the Malvi breeding programme
When a breed drops to very few animals, it loses genetic diversity, which makes it more vulnerable to disease and reduces its ability to adapt. Conservationists use a rough threshold — fewer than 300 breeding females — to flag a breed as at risk. A scientific breeding programme, like the NRCC's for the Malvi, carefully manages mating to grow numbers while preserving genetic variety, rather than leaving the tiny population to decline on its own.
Simple Analogy: A very small breed is like a bank account running low — without deliberate deposits (managed breeding) it can dwindle to nothing.
GS Paper 3 > Environment; Conservation and Animal Husbandry
General Awareness > Environment and Static GK
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National Research Centre on Camel, at Bikaner, Rajasthan, under ICAR.
Managed mating to increase numbers while preserving genetic diversity.