Three more populations of Indochinese hog deer found in Cambodia

9 November 2013
The Cambodia Herald
Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest policy and administration / Land / Land policy and administration / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Population and censuses / Protected areas
Botum Sakor National Park / CBC / Fauna and Flora International / Indochinese hog deer / Royal University of Phnom Penh’s Centre for Biodiversity Conservation

Fauna and Flora International says its has found three previously unknown populations of the endangered Indochinese hog deer in Cambodia. “This is a remarkable discovery given not only the species’ vulnerability to hunting, but also because all of the sites were outside the existing protected area system,” species manager Sarah Brook said. … The species had previously been been found at only two locations in Cambodia since the 1980s – north of Kratie and near Botum Sakor National Park in southwest Cambodia. “The two sites with more hog deer are small and under increasing pressure from agricultural encroachment and hunting has been reported at all of the sites. “Clearly, time is running out to try to conserve this deer and its fast disappearing habitat.” The statement said Cambodia was home to the only known wild populations of the Axis porcinus annamiticus subspecies of the deer.

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