Saki deer
Cervus nippon
Cervus nippon
Sika deer, Spotted deer, Japanese deer
Sika deer, Spotted deer, Japanese deer
Threats
Sika deer has been hunted widely in China, Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan for meat and antler velvet for use in traditional Chinese medicine. A few subspecies in China have become extinct in the wild as a result of hunting and habitat conversion for agriculture.
Conservation
The species is Class I protected species in the ‘List of endangered and protected species of China’.
Source: IUCN