The Dafeng Milu Deer Nature Reserve saw the birth of a baby deer on March 13. This is the first baby deer born to the nature reserve this year.
In the Dafeng Milu Deer Nature Reserve, a newborn cub is nestling next to her mother. With plum spots on the body, the cub appears to be in a good state of mind.
The birth period of the milu deer usually begins in March and peaks in April.
In recent years, the nature reserve authority has increased various types of plants, improved the habitat of the deer habitat, optimized the water system, and strengthened field monitoring.
Milu deer is placed under national protection at the top level. In 2018, the number of milu deer in the reserve reached 4,556, accounting for 60% of the world's total, due to the world-leading breeding rate, survival rate and annual growth rate. About 1,000 of them are living in the wild.
Milu, as is called in Chinese, is also known as Pere David's deer. It is a species endemic to China, but overhunting and loss of habitat led to its near extinction in the early 20th Century. In 1986, the British government gifted 39 milu deer to Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in east China's Jiangsu Province, starting the revival of the population in its homeland.
(Source:ourjiangsu.com)
