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Conservation of hangul, Cervus zanglu – paving the way ahead


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1 Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 048, India
2 Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 048, India
 

Hangul Cervus hanglu is the only red deer species in India distributed in the Kashmir Himalaya. A population of only 200-odd is currently surviving in the wild due to a variety of threats since prehistoric times. Given the critical nature of this population, use of multifaceted approaches and technologies along with addressing the prerequisites to a successful conservation breeding programme, remains crucial to enhance the reproductive value of such endangered species. We expect that the information on genetic diversity, reproductive biology and dietary niche of wild population, generated through the ongoing work would speed up the species conservation efforts.

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Assisted reproductive technologies, Cervus hanglu, conservation breeding, endangered species, genetic diversity, reproductive biology.
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Authors

Tanushree Srivastava
Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 048, India
Karthikeyan Vasudevan
Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500 048, India

Abstract


Hangul Cervus hanglu is the only red deer species in India distributed in the Kashmir Himalaya. A population of only 200-odd is currently surviving in the wild due to a variety of threats since prehistoric times. Given the critical nature of this population, use of multifaceted approaches and technologies along with addressing the prerequisites to a successful conservation breeding programme, remains crucial to enhance the reproductive value of such endangered species. We expect that the information on genetic diversity, reproductive biology and dietary niche of wild population, generated through the ongoing work would speed up the species conservation efforts.

Keywords


Assisted reproductive technologies, Cervus hanglu, conservation breeding, endangered species, genetic diversity, reproductive biology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv121%2Fi4%2F485-489