VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

SWAMP DEER

• Swamp deer (Cervus duvaceli) are also called as “Barasingha”.
• These deer have the body weight of about 225 to 320 Kg and the height may be around 150 cms. This is rarely seen in large herds.
• Swamp deer are found in three states of India, as follows:
• Kanha Tiger Reserve (MP state) and is called as "Hard ground Swamp Deer"
• Dudhwa Tiger Reserve ( Uttaranjal state)
• Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (Assam state)