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Red Brocket Deer

Mazama americana

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Field Notes

Description:

A very rare and small type of deer, rarely seen in the wild because of it hiding ability.

Habitat:

The amazon region, tropical rain forests that are still untouched by humans.

Notes:

It was spotted in the Yasuni National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on earth, the Ecuadorian goverment has created a proyect to leave the oil resources intanct, with donations made all around the world. This website can give you more details about the proposal: http://mdtf.undp.org/yasuni.
This place is so uncivilized and virgin that this deer walked for 5 minutes at a distance aprox. of 2 meters from our group, but it is normally very hard to spot because it nervous behavior.

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Comments (11)
Juan Mantilla - MJ Reichenbach
Its really good to know there are so many people in the world that likes nature and are willing to fight for its conservation
Ashish
Oh Nice... Hope you doing such great spotting made learning for all users with this nice info.. Thanks for sharing...!!!
Ashish
Thanks Juan... No need to comment just edit your spottings and fill empty place of Habitat and Notes etc.
Juan Mantilla - MJ Reichenbach
It was spotted in the Yasuni National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on earth, the Ecuadorian goverment has created a proyect to leave the oil resources intanct, with donations made all around the world. This website can give you more details about the proposal: http://mdtf.undp.org/yasuni. This place is so uncivilized and virgin that this deer walked for 5 minutes at a distance aprox. of 2 meters from our group, but it is normally very hard to spot because it nervous behavior.
Ashish
Juan describe the habitat... and add story of spotting...!!

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PublishedAugust 4, 2011

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