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Bukhara deer and a jungle cat in the frame of a camera trap

2024-12-16 11:30:00 / News

Bukhara deer and a junglr cat (Chaus) were caught in the frame of a camera trap installed on the territory of the Lower-Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change. 

For information: The Lower-Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve was established on August 26, 2011. It is located on the territory of the Beruniysky and Amudarya districts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and is a habitat for 36 species of animals, 4 of which are rare. The number of reed cats on the site is 8-10.

Bukhara deer were first brought to the reserve from the Republic of Tajikistan in 1976. There are 21 individuals in total: 3 in 1976, 9 in 1978, and 9 in 1987. In 2024, according to the results of the spring account, 1,566 Bukhara deer were recorded in the reserve. Currently, the reserve is the territory where the world's largest population of Bukhara deer is kept.

The Bukhara deer is listed in the Red Book of Uzbekistan as an endangered, locally widespread subspecies.

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Latest update: 2024-12-16 12:36:38

Bukhara deer and a jungle cat in the frame of a camera trap