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Barasingha count in Kaziranga increases by 19

| | May 14, 2016, at 07:15 pm
Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS) Swamp deer population in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has increased in by 19 in the past one year, according to media reports.
Popularly known as the 'barasingha', the swamp deer is listed as a vulnerable species under the IUCN Red List.
 
The swamp deer census in KNP, which concluded on May 12, noted 1,148 of markings of the deer species, compared to 1,129 noted in 2015, media reported quoting forest department sources.
 
According to local reports, forest department officials recorded 194 swamp deer in Agoratoli range, 538 in Kohora range, 288 in Bagori range and 128 in Burahpahar range of KNP. 
 
According to Wildlife Trust of India, "The Eastern swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii ranjitsinhi) is a subspecies of Swamp deer found in the Eastern region of India. The deer formerly distributed all over the Brahmaputra floodplains and the Terai foot hills of Eastern Himalayas are now found in a single isolated population in Kaziranga National Park. This population is facing an extinction threat due to various anthropogenic as well as biological forces." 

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