Rare and precious cotton nappies in Dak Lak are at risk of extinction

After the gray cow, the swamp deer has been extinct in Dak Lak more than 30 years ago, according to local experts, to date another rare animal, the tomato elk has also disappeared from the forests. here.

Currently, people only know about coffee deer through horns decorated in a few well-off families in Dak Lak.

Rare species of giraffe - (Photo: Gerald Cubitt)

The giraffes of the deer family, are extremely rare animals, recorded in the World Red Book. This animal is gentle and has the most beautiful horns of all ungulates.

Previously, people in Dak Lak still met individual deer in the nature reserves and national parks. However, due to the narrowing of the forest area, the quality of forest degradation and hunting of wild animals, so in the last 10 years or so, no one has seen this rare animal.

The current situation of deforestation and wildlife hunting also makes some other rare animals in Dak Lak near the risk of extinction.