Recently there has been a decline in the population of Vulnerable Eastern Swamp Deer in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (Assam). The Eastern Swamp Deer has become extinct elsewhere in South Asia.
Floods in the year 2019 and the year 2020 can be considered as the reason for this decline.
However, the positive side is that the ‘stern swamp deer’ is now found in areas other than Kaziranga National Park, such as Orang National Park and Laokhowa-Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam).
About Swamp Deer:
There are three subspecies of swamp deer found in the Indian subcontinent.
The Western Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) is found in Nepal.
Southern swamp deer/hard ground barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi) found in central and north India.
Eastern Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvaucelii ranjitsinhi) found in Kaziranga (Assam) and Dudhwa National Parks (Uttar Pradesh).
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