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Endangered Meitei Ponies
May 23 , 2024
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- The Government of Manipur has recently joined hands with various organisations and associations to save the Manipuri Pony or Meitei Sagol.
- Its population has been dwindling rapidly in recent times - from 1,898 animals in the 17th Quinquennial Livestock Census 2003 to only 1,101 in the 19th Quinquennial Livestock Census 2012.
- In the last livestock census done in 2019, the number had dropped further to 1,089.
- The Meitei Sagol is one of the seven recognised horse and pony breeds of India.
- The others include the Marwari Horse, the Kathiawari Horse, the Zanskari Pony, the Spiti Pony, the Bhutia Pony and the Kachhi-Sindhi Horse.
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