Monas gets a baby deer

Monas gets a baby deer

JAKARTA: One of eight Indian does gave birth at the National
Monument (Monas) park on Saturday, making the total of does and
bucks at the park to 19.

Governor Sutiyoso was happy to see the deer on Monday at the
5.2-hectare deer-zone. He said that they have adapted to the new
habitat.

Head of the City Park Agency Mauritz Napitupulu said that the
monitoring team was yet unable to identify the sex of the fawn.

He said that the fawn would not get special treatment but
grass cutting in the deer-zone would be minimized to reduce the
possibility of causing stress to the fawn.

The administration released 12 spotted deer (Axis-axis) at the
park in June followed by another six later on. The project
stirred controversy as many people feared the animals would not
survive in the noise and pollution of Jakarta. -- JP