{"id":361776,"date":"2026-04-29T18:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=361776"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:59:59","slug":"swamp-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/swamp-deer\/","title":{"rendered":"Swamp Deer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: A study reports that translocated hard-ground swamp deer from Kanha to Satpura are increasing and breeding successfully, reducing extinction risk.<\/p>\n<h2>About Swamp Deer<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361807\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-361807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-WII-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swamp Deer\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-WII-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-WII-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-WII-2.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-WII-2.jpg?w=1363&amp;ssl=1 1363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; WII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Swamp deer, <strong>also called barasingha<\/strong>, is a deer species <strong>found in the Indian subcontinent.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Subspecies<\/strong>: There are <strong>three subspecies of swamp deer<\/strong> found in the Indian subcontinent, which show regional distribution and variation.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Western Swamp Deer:<\/strong> The western subspecies (<strong>Rucervus duvaucelii<\/strong>) is found in <strong>Nepal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Southern Swamp Deer (Hard-ground)<\/strong>: The southern subspecies (<strong>Rucervus duvaucelii branderi<\/strong>) was once found widely across India, but it <strong>now survives naturally only in Kanha, which makes it highly vulnerable.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eastern Swamp Deer:<\/strong> The eastern subspecies (<strong>Rucervus duvaucelii ranjitsinhi<\/strong>) is found in <strong>Kaziranga and Dudhwa National Parks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: It lives in open forests and grasslands and depends on wetland and herbaceous plants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution<\/strong>: It is found in India and Nepal and it is extinct in Bangladesh and Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Size and Body:<\/strong> Adult <strong>males<\/strong> weigh <strong>170\u2013280 kg<\/strong>, while <strong>females<\/strong> weigh <strong>130\u2013145 kg<\/strong>, and the shoulder <strong>height<\/strong> ranges from <strong>119\u2013135 cm<\/strong>, which shows clear size differences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coat<\/strong>: The coat is generally <strong>brown<\/strong>, with <strong>males<\/strong> being <strong>darker<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It changes with seasons<\/strong>, as a thick <strong>brown<\/strong> coat develops in <strong>winter<\/strong> and is replaced by a <strong>reddish-brown<\/strong> coat in <strong>summer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antlers<\/strong>: Antlers are found <strong>only in males<\/strong> and measure about <strong>74 cm<\/strong> on average, with some reaching 104 cm, and they have <strong>multiple points<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Behavior:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Swamp Deer have <strong>matrilineal societies<\/strong> with <strong>dominant adult females<\/strong> usually leading mixed herds.<\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>polygynous<\/strong> with distinctive male and female linear hierarchies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet<\/strong>: It feeds mainly on <strong>wetland plants and herbaceous vegetation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Habitat alteration<\/li>\n<li>Fragmentation of grasslands<\/li>\n<li>Hunting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List: Vulnerable<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CITES: Appendix I<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A study reports that translocated hard-ground swamp deer from Kanha to Satpura are increasing and breeding successfully, reducing extinction risk. About Swamp Deer Swamp deer, also called barasingha, is a deer species found in the Indian subcontinent. 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