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Killarney National Park:

Mammals

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  • Last surviving indigenous herd of Red Deer in Ireland

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  • Continuous existence in the Killarney valley for over 4,000 years

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  • Currently we estimate that the population within KNP is 700 approximately (500 in lowlands. 200 in uplands)

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  • 4 Japanese Sika deer were introduced to Killarney in 1865

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  • Population is now 600 approximately

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  • The Sika deer population in KNP is of international genetic conservation interest and possibly the purest population in the world

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