China's 2018 Milu Deer King Championship staged in Jiangsu

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- The 2018 Deer King Championship was staged at Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in Dafeng, Jiangsu, China recently.

Milu Deer is a national first-class protected animal and has become a "flag " of Dafeng's ecological priority and green development.

There are more than 600 Milu deer with more than 200 adult male Milu deer fighting to be the Deer King in the form of wheel battles.

The event was live broadcasted to all media and global audience who witnessed the ultimate "Glory of the King" live, a statement said.

Botanist and zoologist, professor of Nanjing Forestry University, Lu Changhu and senior livestock specialist at the Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve Management Office, Wang Libo narrated on the competition.

The Milu deer's population has grown from the original 39 to 4,556, accounting for more than 60 per cent of the world's Milu deer. The number in the wild has increased to 905.

-- BERNAMA