Hog Deer
Hog deer are Australia’s smallest wild deer. Introduced from India and Ceylon in the 1860s, they now occur mainly in Victoria’s Gippsland coastal swamps. Mature stags stand around 70 cm at the shoulder and weigh about 50 kg, while hinds weigh roughly 30 kg. Their st
Mouflon Sheep
Mouflon (Ovis gmelini) are considered the ancestors of domestic sheep and are among the smallest of the wild sheep. Rams typically weigh 70–140 pounds and sport tightly curved spiral horns, while ewes are hornless or carry short spikes. Their coats are reddish‑brown
Blackbuck
Blackbuck antelope are graceful plains antelopes native to India, Pakistan and Nepal. Introduced to Western Australia in the early 1900s, males turn dark chocolate and white at maturity, while females remain tawny. Bucks stand roughly 80 cm at the shoulder, weigh 35–5
Axis Deer (Chital)
Axis deer, also known as chital, are medium‑sized deer with dark chocolate coats and rows of white spots. Introduced from India to Australia in the 1860s, they now form healthy wild populations near Charters Towers in Queensland and smaller isolated herds in New South
Red Stag (Red Deer)
Red deer are one of the world’s largest deer species and have become iconic game animals in New Zealand and southeastern Australia. They were introduced to Australia from England in 1860 and quickly established wild herds. Mature stags stand about 120 cm at the should
Himalayan Tahr
Himalayan tahr were introduced to New Zealand’s Southern Alps in the early 1900s and today they inhabit steep alpine grasslands between the Rakaia River and the Young Range. Mature bulls develop long chestnut‑coloured manes and inhabit rugged bluffs and cliffs, maki
Snow Sheep
The snow sheep (Ovis nivicola)—also called the Asiatic bighorn—is a stocky mountain sheep native to the far northeast of Russia. Rams weigh 60–120 kg, stand about one metre at the shoulder and wear thick greyish‑brown coats and massive horns that curl backwards
European Fallow Deer (New Zealand)
Fallow deer were one of the earliest deer species successfully introduced to New Zealand, arriving in the 1860s and now occupying lowland forests, river flats and farmland in both islands. Bucks weigh around 60–85 kg and display distinctive palmated antlers, while doe
Sika Deer (New Zealand)
Sika deer (Cervus nippon) are native to Asia but were released into New Zealand’s central North Island in the early 20th century. Today they are confined mainly to Kaimanawa Forest Park and the Kaweka Forest. Adult stags weigh about 75–85 kg and have antlers with th
Urial Sheep
Urials (Ovis vignei) are medium‑sized wild sheep that live below the timberline in the arid mountains of Pakistan and Iran. Rams stand up to 90 cm at the shoulder and carry impressive horns that may curl a metre from tip to tip. The reddish‑brown coat, white bib and
