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Progress Made in Protection of Moose Colony
China has made great progress in the salvation and protection of David's Deer, said sources from Hubei Environmental Protection Bureau.
David, a French Catholic priest and naturalist who first recorded the existence of the deer in China back in 1865.) Hubei's Shishou David's Deer Reserve now boasts of 210 David's Deer, versus original 64 since the Reserve was set up.
The moose is a kind of precious animal unique in China. But due to over-hunting and destruction made to its habitat, such deer once vanished in China in the early 20th century. To protect and help the reappearance of the species , the Reserve has succeeded in rehabilitating a natural habitat for the deer after an endeavor of nine years.
Some related departments in the province have mapped out a plan for a better protection of the deer. In 10 years time or so, the Reserve projects to raise 700 moose.
| David's Deer have been described as having the antlers of a deer, the head of a horse and the body of a cow. The species was named after Pere. |
By PD Online staff member Li Yan
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