The alpine musk deer, Moschus chrysogaster, a small member of family Moschidae, is a primitive deer threatened due to poaching and habitat loss, and therefore classified as Endangered by IUCN and also listed in Appendix I of CITES. Although the species is legally protected in India under Wildlife Protection Act 1972, conservation of the species requires better understanding of its distribution and resource-use pattern; therefore, a study on its feeding and habitat ecology was conducted from February 2011 to February 2014, at Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/habitat-and-feeding-ecology-alpine-musk-deer-moschus-chrysogaster-kedarnath-wildlife
[2] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279062545_Habitat_and_feeding_ecology_of_alpine_musk_deer_Moschus_chrysogaster_in_Kedarnath_Wildlife_Sanctuary_Uttarakhand_India
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deer
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kedarnath-sa
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
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