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*the Manipur Brow-antlered Deer ''Cervus eldii eldii'' in [[Manipur]], [[India]]. |
*the Manipur Brow-antlered Deer ''Cervus eldii eldii'' in [[Manipur]], [[India]]. |
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*the Burmese Brow-antlered Deer ''Cervus eldii thamin'' in [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]]. |
*the Burmese Brow-antlered Deer ''Cervus eldii thamin'' in [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]]. |
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*the Thailand Brow-antlered Deer ''Cervus eldii siamensis'' in [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Lao]], [[Thailand]] and [[Viet Nam]] also [[Hainan Island]]. |
*the Thailand Brow-antlered Deer ''Cervus eldii siamensis'' in [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Lao]], [[Thailand]] and [[Viet Nam]] also [[Hainan Island]]. Sangai was first discovered in Manipur in 1839.It was named cervus eldi eldi in 1844 in honour of Lt. Percy eldi -a British officer. |
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==Conservation== |
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The Manipur Brow-antlered Deer is a rare and [[critically endangered]] subspecies of [[deer]], with no more than 40 individual's exist. It is locally known as '''Sangai''' in [[Meitei language|Manipuri]]. The Thailand Brow-antlered Deer is also endangered, with around 150 individuals, the subpopulation in Hainan is treated as a subspecies by Chinese conservationists, and is almost exist in wild. The Burmese Brow-antlered Deer is Near Threatened and still occur in reasonable numbers. It is found in its last existing natural habitat at the [[Kaibul Lamjao National Park]] in [[Loktak Lake]] in Manipur. A captive breeding programme is underway at the [[Alipore Zoological Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]]. |
The Manipur Brow-antlered Deer is a rare and [[critically endangered]] subspecies of [[deer]], with no more than 40 individual's exist. It is locally known as '''Sangai''' in [[Meitei language|Manipuri]]. The Thailand Brow-antlered Deer is also endangered, with around 150 individuals, the subpopulation in Hainan is treated as a subspecies by Chinese conservationists, and is almost exist in wild. The Burmese Brow-antlered Deer is Near Threatened and still occur in reasonable numbers. It is found in its last existing natural habitat at the [[Kaibul Lamjao National Park]] in [[Loktak Lake]] in Manipur. A captive breeding programme is underway at the [[Alipore Zoological Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]]. |
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Sangai was first discovered in Manipur in 1839.It was named cervus eldi eldi in 1844 in honour of Lt. Percy eldi -a British officer. |
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The Eld's Deer (Cervus eldii), also called the Thamin or Brow-antlered Deer, is a deer indigenous to Southeast Asia. There are 3 recognised subspecies.
- the Manipur Brow-antlered Deer Cervus eldii eldii in Manipur, India.
- the Burmese Brow-antlered Deer Cervus eldii thamin in Myanmar and Thailand.
- the Thailand Brow-antlered Deer Cervus eldii siamensis in Cambodia, China, Lao, Thailand and Viet Nam also Hainan Island. Sangai was first discovered in Manipur in 1839.It was named cervus eldi eldi in 1844 in honour of Lt. Percy eldi -a British officer.
Conservation
The Manipur Brow-antlered Deer is a rare and critically endangered subspecies of deer, with no more than 40 individual's exist. It is locally known as Sangai in Manipuri. The Thailand Brow-antlered Deer is also endangered, with around 150 individuals, the subpopulation in Hainan is treated as a subspecies by Chinese conservationists, and is almost exist in wild. The Burmese Brow-antlered Deer is Near Threatened and still occur in reasonable numbers. It is found in its last existing natural habitat at the Kaibul Lamjao National Park in Loktak Lake in Manipur. A captive breeding programme is underway at the Alipore Zoological Gardens in Kolkata.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A2c v2.3)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eld's Deer.
- E-Pao.Net - Sangai : A cry in the wilderness
- ARKive - images and movies of the Eld's deer (Cervus eldii)
- http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/eldsdeer.htm
- http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/EldsDeer/
- http://www.indianwildlifeimages.com/product_display.php?cat=Sangai%20Deer