Table 2 Additional reintroduction events of milu intothe main free-ranging and wild areas in China.

From: Population dynamics and the role of protected areas in China’s milu deer (Elaphurus davidianus) rewilding

Site (Abbreviation)

First reintroduction

(Founder population)

Second reintroduction

Third reintroduction

Forth reintroduction

Jiangsu Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve (Dafeng Reserve)

8 (2♂, 6♀) in 1998

6 (2♂, 4♀) in 2002

18 (6♂, 12♀) in 2003

21 (7♂, 14♀) in 2007

Hubei Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve (Shishou Reserve)

64 (18♂, 46♀) in 1993, 1994

30 (10♂, 20♀) in 2002

  

Yangbotan wetland in Shishou County

11 (3♂, 8♀) in 1998

   

Sanheyuan wetland in Shishou County

18 (5♂, 13♀) in 1998

   

Hunan East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve (Dongting Reserve)

5 (1♂, 4♀) in 1998

16(5♂, 11♀) in 2016

  

Jiangxi Poyang Lake National Wetland Park (Poyang)

47 (23♂, 24♀) in 2018

   
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