UP, SU Gene Scientists Share Groundbreaking Draft Genome of Endangered Visayan Spotted Deer - University of the Philippines

UP, SU Gene Scientists Share Groundbreaking Draft Genome of Endangered Visayan Spotted Deer - University of the Philippines

This breakthrough is expected to boost local conservation efforts   The Visayan spotted deer (R. alfredi) is one of the rarest deer species in the world, with just a few hundred found deep in Panay and Negros rainforests. Photo from Kyr Andreu Patria.   There used to be a time when the primarily nocturnal Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) could be found in large numbers across inland areas of the Visayas. Considered one of the most beautiful d…