A critically endangered giant barking deer has been spotted in Cambodia for the first time, in a boost for the country's wildlife preservation efforts, officials said Friday.

 

The giant muntjac -- known for its long antlers -- was captured on a hidden camera in April in northeast Cambodia's Virachey National Park in Ratanakiri province, environment ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra said.

 

But the discovery was only made recently after Cambodian authorities retrieved the camera and trawled through months of footage from the forest, which has long been a site of illegal logging. "This is the most exciting news for Cambodia and for the whole world that such a rare and most critically endangered species was discovered in Cambodia," he said.

 

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Great news advertise big antlers ( lots of velvet )  poachers already looking for Chinese buyers.

8 hours ago, geovalin said:

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Most likely meanwhile landed in one of those Chinese kitchen pots and pans somewhere in the Kingdom of Cambodia ....... at a premium! 

giant barking herbivores are not that rare - just look at the current Thai government.