A nursery for breeding red-listed deer has opened in Tajikistan

A nursery with an area of 200 hectares was opened in the Sughd region of Tajikistan, and breeding of endangered red deer is organized on its territory. The opening ceremony was attended by President Emomali Rahmon, the press service of the head of state reported. "The total area of the nursery is 200 hectares, the climate of this area in the Shahristan region is favorable for growing rare animals. <…> Emomali Rahmon was informed that two species of rare animals are mainly grown in the created nursery - the European deer and the mouflon mountain sheep," - the message says. The head of state also released wild animals into the wild. The nursery is organized in the Khurramdara gorge. The press service indicated that 30 European red deer were brought to Tajikistan from Belarus for the first time for breeding, they have already given birth. The ...