Eld's Deer:
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 species was first discovered in Manipur in 1839. It was named Cervus eldi in 1844 in honour of Lt. Percy Eld - a British officer.
[edit] Conservation
The Manipur Brow-antlered Deer is a rare and critically endangered subspecies of deer, and fewer than 40 individuals 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 extinct in wild. The Burmese Brow-antlered Deer is Near Threatened and still occurs 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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