By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
Hello Persian Fallow Deer Supporters!
We are very excited because we are now receiving many more confirmed photographs of individuals born in the wild! The fact that the group has now survived in this area for the last 5-6 years and is breeding, shows that there is adequate food and water. The species surveys also show that they are the third largest mammal population in that area.
We are planning another release of 5 females and 3 males sometime during February as by then there will be sufficient new vegetation and the weather will be getting warmer. In the next release we will also be adding more GPS collars for more accurate monitoring.
The monitoring of the fallow deer has been more intensive over the last year because we now have a dedicated field coordinator. The plan for the coming year is to continue comparative monitoring using trail cameras at fixed points; adding of-course the data received from the GPS collars. We are also planning to examine possible limiting factors in relation to the spatial distribution of the population - water and food sources, roads, habitat, predators, hunters, roads and railroad tracks, housing development plans, recreation and leisure activities etc.
Thank you for your continued support – stay tuned for the next report which will have pictures about the next release event.
Team Fallow Deer
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