The elusive Afghan "vampire deer" Bashny.Net

It is believed that long tusks are only predators and vampire fangs in Afghanistan but have even oleneyEto male musk deer with fangs, which he actively uses during the breeding season. A recent survey conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society has confirmed that musk Kashmir, one of the seven related Asian species, still lives in the Afghan province of Nuristan.



Males use their tusks as weapons of the tournament during the breeding season. A recent scientific observations of cashmere musk dated 1948 year. That's when a team of researchers spent five observations of the animal, and the observations were carefully recorded. These observations were made in the rocky terrain, passing in meadows with scattered them juniper and rhododendron. Watch this kind of musk deer has been extremely difficult, as it was difficult to find and even more difficult to photograph.



To date, the form included in the Red Book as endangered. This is due to the fact that musk gradually lost its natural habitat, and this is due to poaching. Musk gland of the musk deer worth their weight in gold, the cost of a kilogram on the black market comes to $ 45,000.





Unfortunately, the political situation in Afghanistan does not allow the relevant organizations to protect this species from extinction. In its press release, Peter Zahler, deputy director of the Wildlife Conservation Society, said:

«Musk deer - this is one of the living treasures of Afghanistan. This rare species, along with the more well-known wild animals such as the snow leopard, is the natural heritage of the Afghan people proud. We hope that the situation in the region will soon stabilize, and enable us, together with Afghan partners to better assess the conditions for the preservation of the species ».

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