The hog deer (Axis porcinus) is geographically confined to South and Southeast Asia with two subspecies. The Southeast Asian subspecies of A. p. annamiticus and the Indian subspecies A. p. porcinus. The hog deer used to be from a widespread region, but the population has declined rapidly where the last 21 years is 50% and by more than 90% within its Southeast Asian range. Hunting, habitat loss and habitat degradation have been the major drivers of the decline which has led to fragmented populations of the hog deer. Isolated populations such as these are likely to be more vulnerable to local extinction because they are at higher risk of genetic, demographic and environmental impacts. The research in this paper was carried out to examine the demographic status and genetic structure of the hog deer in Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), Manipur, India. The present study suggests an initial declining trend in the population in the park and subsequent increase from 2013–2018, which may be a consequence of active conservation measures. They believe that continuing these conservation measures they can continue to increase the population of hog deer.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0210382
Potluck Post, 4/7/2020
Annelise Beer
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