Endangered Deer Making a Notable Comeback

The Huemal Deer Lives in a region known as Patagonia in South America. Since the early 19th century the population of this naturally tame and docile iconic Chilean figure has dropped almost 99%. This is mostly because of overhunting and the deer's competition for its natural habitat with cattle ranching. Within the last 9 years or so the population has made a dramatic recovery from it's endangered status. It has also been able to move down out of the mountains where it took refuge from hunters and ranching, and back into its natural forested habitat in which it thrives. If it had not been to a group of dedicated park rangers and a team of scientists the deer may be facing extinction. For a very long time the area in which the Huemal lives has been a nation park, but only recently has it been patrolled by government officials to enforce environmental regulations there (i.e. no hunting). The scattered stations are positioned around the wide expanse of unpopulated land, in fact, It can take up to two days by river to reach one of the park ranger stations. With luck and persistence, the Chilean government can sustain their efforts to monitor the parks and enforce conservation. Things look to be getting much better for the Huemal, as well as hundreds of other species living in the land. 

(Huemal Deer lives in the blue range)