Key+Deer

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Key Deer By Alexa C.



The key Deer's coat color varies from a deep redish brown to a grizzled gray color. Bucks weigh 55-75 pounds. Does weigh 45-65 pounds. The Key Deer measures 25-30 inches at the shoulder. The body of the deer is stockier, legs shorter, and the skull is wider than other races of white-tailed deer.The Key Deer is found in Florida Keys.Only islands with permanent fresh water are used consistently by the Key Deer. The Key Deer's habitat is the Big Pine Key and No Name Key.The Key Deer's primary food source is the red mangrove, but aproxmatley 60 other plants are also known to form part of it's diet.The Key Deer is endangered because of loss of habitat to development. Other current factors include road kills, mortality of young falling into drainage ditches, and killing by free-roaming dogs.To stop save the Key Deer we can stop building developments in their habitat. We can also stop letting dogs roam around so they won't try to get the Key Deer. Key Deer have a low reproduction rate, averaging of 1.08 fawns per adult doe annually. Key Deer estimated poplulation is 250-300 animals.