Is the sika deer a protected animal?

Abstract: Sika deer, also known as deer, deer, etc., are medium-sized deer of the deer family, which usually live on the edge of the forest or in mountain and grassland areas, and their habitats change in different seasons. The male deer usually live alone, return to the group when mating in estrus, and take morning dusk activities. Feed on grass leaves and like to lick salt and alkali, mainly distributed in China, Japan and Russia. Let's take a look at whether sika deer protect animals or not.

Sika deer, also known as deer, deer, etc., are medium-sized deer of the family Cervidae, which usually live on the edge of forests or mountain grasslands, and their habitats change in different seasons. The male deer usually live alone, return to the group when mating in estrus, and are active at dusk. They feed on grass and leaves and are easy to lick and eat salt and alkali. They are mainly distributed in China, Japan and Russia. Let's take a look at whether sika deer are protected animals.

Is the sika deer a protected animal?

Sika deer are protected animals. Wild sika deer are highly endangered animals in China, with a total number of less than 1000, which are listed as first-class protected animals in China and are endangered in the Red Book of Endangered Animals in China. It is also included in the IUCN ver 2008 Red list of Endangered species-low Endangered (LC).

Can sika deer be raised?

Sika deer can be raised. Sika deer belong to the national first-class protected animals and can be raised after meeting the conditions. Although private domestication is allowed, the forestry department has strict requirements on breeding conditions, and the parties need to go to the forestry department to apply for a domestication and breeding license, if not, their behavior is also illegal.

Population status of Sika Deer

Sika deer have been overhunted in history, and the number in the wild is very small. Wild sika deer are highly endangered in China, with a total population of less than 1000. North China subspecies and Shanxi subspecies have become extinct. There are about 200 South China subspecies on the border between Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, less than 100 in Guangxi, about 500 Sichuan subspecies in northern Sichuan and southern Gansu, and northeast subspecies may have become extinct. Taiwan subspecies was originally extinct, but the domesticated population was later wild and released, and there are now about 200. In South Korea and Vietnam, North Korea may be extinct, with about 9000 in eastern Russia and about 300000 in Japan. Japanese sika deer were once on the verge of extinction, but good conservation and the extinction of Japanese wolves led to the recovery of the population.

The habitat of sika deer

Sika deer live on the edge of forests and mountain grasslands, not in dense forests or thickets, which helps to run fast. There are obvious differences in habitats between daytime and nighttime. During the day, they choose to live on sunny hillsides, where the thatch is relatively dense and basically similar to their body color, and at night they inhabit the middle or upper part of the hillside with uncertain slope directions. but it is still mostly sunny slopes, and the perched place thatch is relatively low and sparse, so that enemies can be found earlier in order to escape quickly.