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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, diversity, and concurrency of gastrointestinal parasites in the blackbuck population of the Blackbuck Conservation Area in Nepal.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A total of 150 blackbuck faecal samples were collected and examined using the iodine wet mount and concentration technique.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The findings showed that gastrointestinal parasites were prevalent in 96% of the population, with a higher frequency in females than males. There was no significant statistical association between sex and parasite prevalence across genera (\n \u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n = 9.141,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n > 0.05). Ten different genera of parasites belonging to protozoa, cestode, trematode, and nematode groups were identified.\n Paramphistomum<\/jats:italic>\n sp. was the most common, with 55.33% of the cases followed by\n Strongyloides<\/jats:italic>\n sp. 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