Red deer return to Lori forests

On May 22, in celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity, nine Caucasian Red Deer were released into the forests near Yeghegnut village in Armenia's Lori Province, WWF-Armenia reported.

Since 2013, WWF-Armenia and the Armenian Ministry of Environment have been implementing the Reintroduction of the Caucasian Red Deer in Armenia project. As part of this effort, a total of 13 Red Deer have previously been released into the wild in Dilijan National Park.

“For the first time, Red Deer are being reintroduced in Lori, where they once roamed freely,” WWF-Armenia said.

The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany, through KfW Development Bank, with the support of WWF-Germany and the Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF).