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Alpine Musk Deer Conservation Error
August 10 , 2025
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- The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) report revealed misidentification of the Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) in Indian zoo breeding programmes.
- Zoos in Uttarakhand and West Bengal mistakenly bred the Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) instead.
- The Alpine musk deer is listed as Critically Endangered by IUCN in its 2014 assessment.
- There is no current captive population of the Alpine musk deer in any Indian zoo.
- No recent population estimates exist for the Alpine musk deer in the wild since the 1980s.
- A total of Rs 28.94 crore was allocated to Indian zoos for breeding programmes between 2006 and 2021.
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