Kashmir stag

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The Kashmir stag, also called hangul (Kashmiri pronunciation: [hãːɡul]), is a subspecies of Tarim red deer found in dense riverine forests in the Himalayan valleys and mountains of Northern India, specifically in the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. In the Kashmir Valley, it is found primarily in Dachigam National Park and in the Tral Wildlife Sanctuary, where it receives protection, and elsewhere it is more at risk. In the Chamba Himalayas, it used to occur in the Gamgul Siyabehi Wildlife Sanctuary. In the 1940s, the population was between 3000 and 5000 individuals, but since then habitat destruction, over-grazing by domestic livestock and poaching have reduced population dramatically. Its population is now grown marginally to 323 in 2025 from 197 in 2004. It is the state animal of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the only surviving Asiatic sub-species of the Red deer family. Earlier believed to be a subspecies of red deer (Cervus elaphus...

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