Oh deer, they’re back! Sambar deer, that is. Believed to have disappeared from Singapore for decades, they are making a comeback, says research from scientists around the world, including in NTU. From interviews with wildlife experts and data from motion-activated cameras, the study found that the deer are likely descendants of those that escaped from the Singapore Zoo and other enclosures in the 1970s.

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