'Sika Deer' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Sika Deer

One of a small population of non-native Deer, introduced from Japan to Maryland in 1916.

16 July 2023

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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon
iNaturalist Observation
MARKED RESEARCH GRADE

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A survey of species of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (MD) and the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (DE) (July 2023)

25 Observations
16 Identified Species
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