The greatest attraction within the metropolis of Nara is Nara Park, and the star attraction of Nara Park is the deer. Due to their affiliation with Kasuga-taisha, a Shinto shrine situated contained in the park, the deer are allowed to roam free and mingle with human guests, and even these not deeply conscious of their cultural significance can immediately acknowledge that they’re actually cute.
But simply what number of deer are there in Nara Park? That’s a query the Nara Deer Preservation Foundation asks yearly. This month the animal welfare group carried out its deer inhabitants survey, with 73 of its members strolling Nara Park in July 15 and 16 to carry out a head depend. Over the 2 days, the group visually confirmed 1,325 deer, 92 greater than they noticed in 2023. In phrases of deer demographic distribution, the inspiration counted 313 stags, 798 does, and 214 fawns, all of which have been up from final yr (by respective margins of 27, 28, and 37).
This marks the third yr in a row for a rise in Nara Park’s deer inhabitants, however not essentially due to breeding amongst the bushes. Instead, the Nara Deer Preservation Foundation is attributing the rise within the park’s deer to a rise within the park’s vacationers, saying “With the pandemic over, sightseers have returned to the park, and there is an increase in the number of deer coming to the park to get deer crackers from tourists.”
▼ Deer crackers, referred to as shika senbei in Japanese, are bought by distributors contained in the park for guests to feed to the animals as snacks.
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The Nara Deer Preservation Foundation additionally introduced that there are 268 deer dwelling throughout the group’s fenced facility the place deer which have prompted agricultural or different kinds of harm are despatched as an alternative choice to culling. This is the fourth consecutive annual lower, which the inspiration says is a results of fewer harmful deer being caught.
Source: Mainichi News by way of Livedoor News by way of Jin
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