Haikou: Hainan Pine Deer Move into 'New Home'

Before being transferred to the new pavilion, Hainan-pine deer stayed in the old pavilion with wire mesh fences (photo taken on January 21st).

On January 21st, Hainan Tropical Wild Animal Park transferred 18 Hainan pine deer to a new pavilion opposite the old pine deer pavilion, which is equipped with facilities such as ponds, sandpits, lawns and trees, to create a more natural habitat for them. To eliminate the Hainan pine deer's unfamiliarity with 'new home', Hainan Tropical Wild Animal Park staff scattered sand and pine deer feces from the old pavilion into the new pavilion. Hainan pine deer are a national level protected animal and a rare deer species native to Hainan Island.

Xinhua News Agency Photo (Pu Xiao Xu Taken)

Inside the Hainan Tropical Wild Animal Park Hainan Pine Deer Old Pavilion, staff is preparing to bring a Hainan pine deer calf into the new pavilion (January 21st photo). Xinhua News Agency Photo (Pu Xiao Xu Taken)

Inside the Hainan Tropical Wild Animal Park Hainan Pine Deer Old Pavilion, staff manually controlled a Hainan pine deer to be transferred to the new pavilion (January 21st photo). Xinhua News Agency Photo (Pu Xiao Xu Taken)

To facilitate the transfer of Hainan pine deer, staff opened a walkway with wire mesh between the old and new pavilions for the deer to walk (January 21st photo). Xinhua News Agency Photo (Pu Xiao Xu Taken)