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The Philippine Spotted Deer Conservation Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

William L. R. Oliver ,
C. Roger Cox  and
Louella L. Dolar
William L. R. Oliver
Affiliation:
Park End, 28a Eaton Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 6PZ, UK.
C. Roger Cox
Affiliation:
9 Markham Square, London SW1 4UY, UK.
Louella L. Dolar
Affiliation:
Dept of Biology, Silliman University, Dumaguete City 6200, Negros Oriental, Rep. Philippines.
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Abstract

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The Philippine spotted deer Cervus alfredi, endemic to the Visayan Islands, is threatened by deforestation and hunting. Already extinct over 95 per cent of its former range, populations survive probably only in Panay and Negros. In 1987 a conservation programme was drawn up with two immediate objectives: to establish a national park in west Panay and to embark on a captive-breeding programme. The authors describe the operation of the project and its progress to date, and discuss plans for its extension.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 199 - 205
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1991

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