Kashmiri Stag (Hangul)

 

Kashmiri Stag (Hangul)

§     The Kashmir stag also called hangul is a subspecies of Central Asian red deer endemic to Kashmir and surrounding areas.

§     It is found in dense riverine forests in the high valleys and mountains of Jammu and Kashmir and northern Himachal Pradesh.

§     In Kashmir, it is found primarily in the Dachigam National Park where it receives protection.

§     A small population has also been witnessed in Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary in south Kashmir.

Conservation status

IUCN: Critically Endangered

CITES : Appendix I

Project Hangul:

§     Project Hangul was started in 1970 by the Kashmir government with the help of WWF.

§     The project was later renamed “Save Kashmir’s Red Deer Hangul” in 2009.




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