“The fact that geographical barriers are created that prevent humans from reaching that area really allows us to say that the huemul is thriving thanks to this isolation." The discovery of ten highly ...

Conservationists used a helicopter to survey the mountains of Chile for huemul deer, an endangered mammal species, and discovered a new population. Screengrab from video shared by Rewilding Chile In a ...

The huemul (or south Andean deer) is one of two extant deer species within the Hippocamelus genus. With 6,435 kilometers of coastline, the South American nation of Chile plays host to marine creatures ...

A huemul deer in Chilean Patagonia. (Alejandro Vila/Wildlife Conservation Society) Scientists report the first cases of foot disease for endangered huemul deer in Chilean Patagonia in a study led by ...

Endemic to Chile and Argentina, the huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss, poaching, diseases and climate change. With only about 1,500 individuals ...

Researchers say they believe they have identified the potential cause of a foot disease that affected 24 huemul deer in Chile’s Bernardo O’Higgins National Park between 2005 and 2010. Preliminary ...

Scientists report the first cases of foot disease for endangered huemul deer in Chilean Patagonia. Culturally iconic, the huemul deer is featured alongside the condor on Chile's coat of arms and is a ...