On June 17, 2022, around 10 am, after receiving a call for help, the staff of Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, together with veterinarians and Pantera Thailand staff, set out to Khung Tanot Beach to rescue the lost chamois.
Arriving at the scene found an adult male antelope, sluggish, with four legs stuck in the mud on the beach. Therefore, the veterinarian conducted an initial health assessment and found that the antelope was exhausted. It was injected with vitamins to help the body recover and then transported to the car and returned to the natural area of Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park.
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park thanked the enthusiastic citizens who provided information to Pantera Thailand, as well as veterinarians and staff, for their support and help with chamois (One of Thailand’s 19 well-preserved wild animals, to keep them alive in hot weather and stay safe in the area). The chamois is fortunate to meet such a kind and sympathetic person this time.
Information on Chamois:
Thai name / Chamois (Dueang or Ku-Ram or Ko-ram)
English name / Serow
Scientific name / Capricornis Sumatraensis
Features:
- Goat-like shape, but no beard, coarse and longer hair.
- Almost all black ears as long as a donkey.
- Both male and female with horns; male about 4-8 inches long, the base has a wavy ring around the end of the horn tapering back slightly.
- Its feet are very strong. The hooves are also strong and short, suitable for jumping along the cliff. There are large glands under the eyes
Habitat:
- Lives in Punjab, Kashmir, south of the Himalayas to Assam, Southern China, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Taiwan, and Japan. In Thailand, it can be found in forests, mountains and islands.
Food :
- The diet of chamois is young leaves and shoots; the plants, especially fragrant ones, include grass, bark and branches.
Behaviour:
- Likes to live in high forests with cliffs or steep rocks. There is enough shelter or go in a cave that no one can reach.
- Shy behaviour, usually likes to eat but will roar when injured or stalled.
- Usually like to live alone, go out in the evening and early in the morning. During the day, sleeping in the grove or deep forest can be without water for a week.
Current Status :
- The number of chamois was rapidly declining due to being hunted hard to get horns, bones and oil to make bone astringents.
- In addition, their living area was rapidly decreasing due to agricultural activities along the slopes in an area that is not too steep
- The chamois is classified as one of 15 species of preserved wildlife.
Average age :
- Lives about 10 years.
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Reproductive age : - The chamois has a mating season from October to November.
- The gestation period is 7-8 months
- Three days were able to walk and follow their mother, and they stayed with the mother for about a year.
Source:
https://www.zoothailand.org
https://www.facebook.com/KhaosamroiyotNationalPark/
