A brave deer, who endured a quantity of gunshot wounds inflicted by poachers, has been relocated to a rescue centre in Hua Hin. Park rangers discovered the injured Sambar deer in Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park, Hua Hin Today reported. The park borders the Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces.
Officials from the Department of National Parks sought assist from the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) for pressing veterinary care. After analyzing the brave deer, the WFFT veterinary staff discovered a quantity of bullet fragments in the deer’s leg, which had shattered the bone.
To save her life, the team needed to amputate her heavily-injured leg, leaving her unable to return to the wild. The deer, now named Sandee, has discovered a model new house on the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre, the place she will stay her remaining days in security alongside different rescued animals.
Incredibly are massive deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, and Southeast Asia. They could be found all through Thailand, together with in protected areas such as nationwide parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Sambar deer are primarily herbivorous and feed on a selection of vegetation, together with leaves, fruits, and grasses.
These deer play an necessary ecological role as seed dispersers and assist to maintain up forest ecosystems.
Despite their ecological significance, Sambar deer in Thailand are threatened. They are classified as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. They are facing a rapid decline of their wild populations because of hunting and poaching. They are often hunted for their meat, which is considered unique and might fetch excessive costs on the black market..