The Key deer: back from the brink.
From: Endangered Species Bulletin
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Date: 1/1/2003
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Author: Frank, Philip A.; Lopez, Roel R.; Slack, Jay; Stieglitz, Barry W.
The Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) is the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, and it occurs on only a few islands in the Lower Florida Keys at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. Hunting Key deer was popular in the 1920s, leading local residents and conservationists to fear it was on the brink of extinction. Concern about these animals came to national attention through a 1934 cartoon by "Ding" Darling, who referred to them as "toy" deer. This dramatic ...
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