Assam Times: Population estimation of eastern swamp deer carried out at Kaziranga Nation Park

Population estimation of eastern swamp deer carried out at Kaziranga Nation Park
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A population estimation of the eastern swamp deer was carried out at Kaziranga
National Park on December 6. A total of 681 swamp deers were counted, out of
that 189 are male, 382 female and 107 yearlings. The eastern swamp deer, known
Dal Horina in Asomiya, is a schedule I animal species under the Wildlife
Protection Act, 1972. It may be mentioned here that the Kaziranga swamp deer is
the last surviving population of the eastern swamp deer group. Other world
population are the central group found in the Kanha National Park in Madhya
Pradesh and the northern group found in Uttar Pradesh and along the Indo-Nepal
border.
KOUSHIK HAZARIKA, BOKAKHAT