On June 6, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, in collaboration with WWF-Thailand, released 24 deer , 11 males and 13 females, back into the wild under the Tiger Population Recovery Project in the Upper Western Forest Complex, at Mae Wong National Park, Kamphaeng Phet Province. This was the fourth release after the first release in 2021. To date, a total of 114 deer have been released in Mae Wong National Park and Khlong Lan National Park.
The deer is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Due to their important role in maintaining the balance of the forest ecosystem and being a part of the food chain, ungulates like the deer are another important component in driving our wildlife conservation projects. The deer released into the wild from the Khao Kho Wildlife Breeding Station (20 animals) and the Khao Son Wildlife Breeding Station (4 animals) are under the care of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
On this occasion, WWF Thailand received a Nissan Navara 4WD PRO-4X 7AT model from Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. to be used in the operation to transport deer from the Khao Kho Wildlife Breeding Station to the release point in the forest, which is an area that is quite difficult to travel to and requires an efficient vehicle that is suitable for safe travel, and to be used in other conservation operations for 6 months.
