Rare Kashmir deer 'makes comeback' (BBC)

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By Altaf Hussain
BBC News, Srinagar


The hangul - a sub-species of red deer found only in Indian-administered Kashmir - appears to have made an extraordinary comeback.

The latest census, conducted in March, puts the raw count of the endangered animal at 175. The increase in numbers may be nominal but wildlife authorities say it's a sign of hope.
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People living in neighbourhoods outside the park say the hangul then was so commonplace that it even used to visit their mustard fields and vegetable gardens, damaging crops as it did so.

Ghulam Mohammad Malik said that he saw the hangul coming to his fields in 1986 to eat cabbages.

"We had a meeting in our family on how to deal with the problem. We put a wheel in water which produced a noise to scare the hangul away," he recalls.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8080079.stm




ZOMG! You mean you don't have to kill off all the animals to protect the crops? Who knew?

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1. Hippies!!

Killing them would have been way easier and would have showed those damn deer who is boss.