Genetic profiling of swamp deer in Dudhwa planned
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March 17, 2021 20:05 IST
Swamp deer found in the Gangetic and Sharda basins would be compared to find out the genetic differences between them.
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With their numbers estimated at over 3,000, Dudhwa has the largest number of barasingha (swamp deer) in the country. File Photo
Swamp deer found in the Gangetic and Sharda basins would be compared to find out the genetic differences between them. Efforts are on to conduct the first genetic profiling of swamp deer found in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. Swamp deer or barasingha is the State animal of Uttar Pradesh and one of the five deer species found in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, located in the Terai region of the State near the Indo-Nepal border.