A Marsh Deer Census in Brazil
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Oryx
- Vol. 14 (04) , 345-351
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300015921
Abstract
In Mato Grosso, Brazil, the authors found what may be the largest marsh deer population in South America, numbering possibly as many as 7000 animals. But it is seriously threatened, following three bad breeding seasons, 1975–77, attributable, they suspect, to disease, perhaps brucellosis which is common in the cattle of the area. Heavy flooding has also taken a toll. The marsh deer is already listed in the Red Data Book as a threatened species.Keywords
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