Deer travel to Bali

Deer travel to Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: The spokesman for the Bali provincial
administration, I Gusti Agung Mayun, said here on Thursday that
Bali had received 32 deer from the Bogor palace to be raised on
the compound of the governor's office.

Mayun said that three of the 32 deer sent to Bali in two
batches on Aug. 5 and Aug. 18 died during their journey to the
island.

Mayun said the 29 deer which would be taken care of by the
staff of the local cattle husbandry office, would be left to roam
in a specially-designed grassy enclosure.

The deer, whose population, was expected to increase quickly
could be used for grand religious ceremonies at sacred temples in
the predominantly Hindu province. --Antara