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Status of Tibet red deer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

George B. Schaller ,
Wulin Liu  and
Xiaoming Wang
George B. Schaller
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Park, New York, NY 10460-1099, USA.
Wulin Liu
Affiliation:
Tibet Forest Bureau, 22 Linguo North Road, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region 85000, China.
Xiaoming Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, East China Normal University, 3663 Zhang Shan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
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Reports of the Tibet red deer, a subspecies of Cervus elaphus, have been so few in recent years that there were fears that the animal was extinct. A survey in a mountainous region of south-east Tibet in October 1995 found evidence that a few deer survive in one small area and possibly two others in high-altitude valleys of the tributaries of the Subansiri River. The most exciting finding of the survey, however, was an estimated 200-strong population of this deer in high rolling hills near the village of Zhenqi, north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. This is the only known viable population of the deer and, although some hunting occurs, including by professional poachers from outside Tibet, the fact that it survives is an indication of the tolerance of the local people. The Tibet Forest Bureau has agreed to fund guards and to establish a reserve for the deer in co-operation with local people.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 1996 , pp. 269 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1996

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