Discover monster deer with precious sweat like gold

A survey by the Wildlife Conservation Society found an extremely rare Kashmir musk deer with sharp fangs.

Kashmir musk deer , the scientific name Moschus cupreus , is a mammal in the family Moschidae, Artiodactyla. This species was last seen in 1948 in Afghanistan by Danish scientists.

Kashmir musk deer

Precious deer with this fang are at risk of extinction due to the illegal hunting of poachers. Although more than 60 years ago, Kashmir musk deer did not appear, but a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) revealed species still live in the northeastern forest of Afghanistan.

The WCS survey team has discovered at least five of these deer, including an adult male and a mother with a baby deer.

"The musk deer is one of Afghanistan's living treasures," said researcher Peter Zahler, deputy director of the WCS association in Asia. "This rare deer, along with the snow leopard, is the country's natural heritage. We hope that this country's condition will soon stabilize the conservation of wild animals. This rare and precious ".

Kashmir musk deer has been rapidly and extinctly reduced by illegal hunting to get the deer's sweat scent, which is considered more valuable than gold.