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A Marsh Deer Census in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

George B. Schaller  and
José Manuel C. Vasconcelos
George B. Schaller
Affiliation:
New York Zoological Society, Bronx Park, Bronx, New York 10460
José Manuel C. Vasconcelos
Affiliation:
Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento Florestal, Palacio do Desenvolvimento, Brasilia, Brazil.
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Abstract

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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 1978 , pp. 345 - 351
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1978

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