by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Chinese Water Deer, Deer Species
Common name – Chinese water deer Latin name – Hydropotes inermis History Estimates suggest the UK’s population of Chinese water deer represents some 10% of the world’s total of this small, primitive deer with bucks having tusks, rather than antlers. Introduced to...
by admin | Mar 21, 2016 | Chinese Water Deer, Deer species UK
Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes Inermis) Chinese Water Deer are a non-native species introduced from Chinese populations along the Yangtze River where they are on the IUCN ‘red list’ as a vulnerable species. They are said to be the most primitive living member of the...