Nara's Landscape: Sacred Deer with over 1000-Year history and emerging concerns. (IMAGE)

Fukushima University

Nara's Landscape: Sacred Deer with over 1000-Year history and emerging concerns.

Caption

In Nara City, Japan, the sacred Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon), protected for over a millennium, has recently seen a population surge around Nara Park. Genetic analysis reveals mixing between sacred deer from the sanctuary and common lineage deer, posing a risk to the sacred deer's unique genetics.

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ANSAI Shun

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