ANJALI NAURIYAL
TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 01:16:40 AM ]
DEHRA DUN: After tigers, the price of human greed is being paid by yet another animal species — the innocent musk deer.
A study by zoologists some time back stated that over 5,000 adult male deer are slaughtered annually in its Himalayan habitat.
The animals are targeted by poachers for the high price the sweet-smelling glands of the deer fetch in the international market.
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