%A XU Hong-Fa, LU Hou-Ji, SHENG He-Lin, GU Chang-Ming, %T Status and current distribution of South China Sika Deer %0 Journal Article %D 1998 %J Biodiv Sci %R 10.17520/biods.1998013 %P 87-91 %V 06 %N 2 %U {https://www.biodiversity-science.net/CN/abstract/article_7663.shtml} %8 1998-05-20 %X South China Sika Deer ( Cervus nippon kopschi) may be the most endangered of all the Sika Deer subspecies survived in the world now. South China Sika Deer are distributed in Jingxian , Jinde , Yixian and Ningguo Counties of Anhui Province , Pengze County of Jiangxi Province and Lin’an County of Zhejiang Province. Its distribution range is still shrinking and become isolated and scattered. In this paper , the current distribution and the status of habitat of South China Sika Deer are described and analysed. Because of the lack of biological and ecological research on it , no effective measurements are taken to protect its population. Urgent strategies are needed for the protection of South China Sika Deer subspecies.