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James M Suttis, Ph.D. and Stephen Harris, Ph.D. Deer velvet has been known.
Sika Deer. May 21, 2010. Wikipedia.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Formosan Sika Deer
When I was a high school student, my history teacher taught us about Taiwan’s economy in 1624 which was based on deer skin. At that time, hunter caught about 150,000 deer a year for deerskin. This is one reason why Formosan Sika deer are endangered in Taiwan. According to Wikipedia, only few deer species when they grow up, they still keep spots on the back, Sika deer is one of that species. Sika deer have sensitive and alert bodies. In the summer season, they have a red chestnut fur, and in the winter, their skin is dark brown. Sika deer is same with other species of deer. The male deer is bigger than the female deer, and only male deer have a horn on the top of his head. Formerly, Sika deer had a wide distribution in East Asia. However, because people developed quickly and damage environment, their range is heavily reduced today and only few areas contain wild populations of Sika deer. For example, Japan has the largest native Sika deer population in the world, and they are still increasing. Most Chinese believed that deer antler velvet is useful, so they raise deer artificially. Indeed, WHO（World Health Organization） has already improved deer antler velvet benefit for humans. It can help us it can prevent osteoporosis, helping children grow up. In addition, powder which made by deer antler velvet identified with nourishment from Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although raising the wild Sika deer is difficult, people are still trying it in Taiwan. Kenting National Park, a wonderful natural place, planned to raise deer in 1986. Now you can see the wild Sika deer run in the grassland. Although the group of wild deer only have 108 to 156 Sika deer, people are still working on this plan and won’t give up. I hope that raising raise Sika deer will be achieved in the future, and people can see the wild Sika deer in nature again.
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James M Suttis, Ph.D. and Stephen Harris, Ph.D. Deer velvet has been known.
Sika Deer. May 21, 2010. Wikipedia.
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James M Suttis, Ph.D. and Stephen Harris, Ph.D. Deer velvet has been known.
Sika Deer. May 21, 2010. Wikipedia.
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People always destroy the nature for their benefits. In the past, in Korea, many people catch some deer because the blood of deer is good to human's body. That's too bad. I think animals, plants, and human need harmony. People protect animals and plants for retaining harmony.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bill. I think not only Korea caught the animals, many countries did that in the past. Because human liked the animals' skin, they caught them, and did something really bad on them. For example, Tibetan antelope in Kekexili.
ReplyDeleteIt is so sad. Hope we can see the rare animals in the wild in the future.
Protection of animals is a long-term and arduous task. We are have a duty to protect the animals.oh~YOU really are animal crazy. ahaha
ReplyDeleteit's a nice topic.Sika deer is a important amimals in taiwan's history, people are try to raising the wild Sika deer in Taiwan,they make a wonderful natural place and planned to raise deer.i konw this plan and saw the wild Sika deer run in the grassland, it's awesome!!
ReplyDeleteSika Deer is a very cute kind of animals. When i was young, i like it a lot. At that time, ther were many cartoons were about Sika Deer, they looked really cute. I still think that they are very kind animals. In addition, i hope everyone can protect Sika Deer.
ReplyDeleteIt looked for it in the google and I saw the picture of it. What a cute and pretty animal! The story about extinction always makes me sad and grief. Nature is more than important than anything like technology or something like that.
ReplyDeleteWe must protect animals. Not only Sika Deer but also other animals became endangered. Illegal hunting also is very big problems. I agree yu-mi's opinion nature is more improtant than anything else.
ReplyDeleteYou always write good essay.