Three poachers were arrested for killing a sambar deer recently inside the Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary (DEMWS) in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district.
About Sambar Deer:
It is a large deer species native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Scientific Name: Rusa unicolor
In Nepal it is referred to as the Jarao and in China as the Four-eyed deer.
Sambar deers are water-dependentso they are never found far from water.
They can be found also in a broad range of forest habitats - dry deciduous forest, rainforest and mixed forests.
They live alone or in small groups.
Features:
A large, relatively long-tailed deer, it stands 1.2–1.4 m (47–55 inches) at the shoulder.
It is the largest oriental deer, with some adult males reaching 550 kg in weight.
The coat forms a ruff around its neck and is an unspotted, dark brown in colour.
The male sambar bears long, rugged antlerswith three points, or tines.
They are quite elusive and are most active at dusk and at night.
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