The "Caucasian Red Deer Resettlement Program in Armenia" was initiated by the RA Ministry of Environment and the Armenian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 2013. The Caucasus Nature Foundation (CNF) also took an active part in the implementation of the program.
The Caucasian red deer is listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Armenia and according to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is assessed as "in critical condition".
Photo by David Ayvazyan