Review of the distribution, status and conservation of musk deer in China

From: Folia Zoologica | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Et al; Feng, Jinchao; Meng, Xiuxiang; Yang, Qisen; Zhou, Yijun | Copyright information

Abstract.

There are five species of musk deer of the genus Moschus, in China, occurring in about 17 provinces. We estimate the total numbers in China to be between 220,000 and 320,000. In some areas the populations are in decline, and some are close to extinction due to over-hunting and habitat loss or degradation, the former being the primary threat to musk deer populations. To conserve musk deer, in situ protection should be improved, and the present unsustainable forest exploitation...

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