Sambar calf at heel.

[John Gryphon]

Although this photo was taken in Victoria Australia,the deer are wild and free and were originally introduced to Australia from India.Thus i hope it is allowed under forum rules.

7D11 Canon

Canon f2.8 300mm

[Dheerendra Singh]

Nicely capture. ..look like very cute. .Thanks for sharing.

[John Gryphon]

Glad you liked it,here is another. Now we are exporting Sambar back to India!

[Mrudul Godbole]

Good to know Sambar population has grown in Australia, but at the same time its sad that the population in India is diminishing. Nice to see the young fawn. I would have liked a bit more space at the bottom than at the top to include its legs in full. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I wonder what is the impact of this non-native species on other wild life in Australia. What would be the population of the Sambar's there?

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

I didn't know about this 'export'. Does it not have implications such as the dispersal of Australian flora to India?

[John Gryphon]

I wonder what is the impact of this non-native species on other wild life in Australia. What would be the population of the Sambar's there?

There is a very low impact,not on wildlife..in fact they are prey animals for dingo/wild dogs.
Some very minor and slight damage is done to trees for rubbing out.

They do crop damage where farms are up against the forest.

They have been here for so long that they are now basically a new sub species.