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The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat. [1]
Feb 27, 2023 · SINGAPORE – Sambar deer, believed to have been wiped out in Singapore as at 1950, are making a comeback after several escaped from public and private local zoos in the 1970s, a recent study has...
Jul 12, 2024 · SINGAPORE – A rare wild deer native to Singapore and confined to forests near the Central Catchment Nature Reserve was found dead after an accident involving a taxi.
Sep 13, 2023 · 44 Kallang Place, Level 1 & 2, S339172. A particularly hefty and senior sambar deer was photographed in Singapore recently. Chilling, eating grass. Nature photographer Zaini shared his...
Sambars are a large species of deer that lives in southern Asia. They have distinctly different coats and body types across their range. These differences are so drastic that scientists recognize a number of different subspecies. Sadly, the population as a whole is in decline because of human activity. Read on to learn about the sambar.
Nov 20, 2021 · Sambar deer, or Rusa unicolor, are native to Singapore and were once thought to be extinct in Singapore during the 1940s due to poaching and habitat loss.
Mar 6, 2024 · The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.
