The huemul in Chile: national symbol in jeopardy?
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Oryx
- Vol. 17 (1) , 34-40
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s003060530001838x
Abstract
The huemul has vanished from much of its historic range in Chile and Argentina; now perhaps only 1300 are left. Since 1976, wildlife guards have been protecting huemuls in some parts of Chile and in 1977 a huemul guard station was built at the Rio Claro with ffPS support. In 1980–81 the author censused the known huemul populations in Chile and reports on their present status, evaluates the conservation measures that are being taken and recommends further action needed to save them.Keywords
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