Rare Philippine deer sighted again in Marinduque

A Philippine deer feeds on vegetation in Marinduque in this undated handout photo. (DENR Mimaropa) MANILA, Philippines — The motion sensors were meant to catch whatever moved through the forest at night — a wild pig, a civet, maybe a stray dog. Instead, camera traps set in the Marinduque Wildlife Sanctuary captured an animal many residents had stopped expecting to see: the Philippine deer. After decades without confirmed sightings and once believed locally extinct, the Philippine deer (Rusa marianna) has been seen again in several towns in Marinduque, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Mimaropa-PENRO Marinduque and partner […]... Keep on reading: Rare Philippine deer sighted again in Marinduque