“A species extinct in the wild since 1900 has returned to thrive in numbers that represent 60% of the global population…

In 1985, Chinese conservationists brought just 39 Pere David’s deer from British zoos to these coastal wetlands. The species had been completely extinct in China for nearly a century, surviving only in European captivity thanks to the Duke of Bedford’s protection at Woburn Abbey…

Today, those 39 founding animals have multiplied to over 8,200 individuals at Dafeng Nature Reserve alone. The population maintains an astounding 17% annual growth rate.”

From World Day.