According to local folklore, sika deer from this area were considered sacred due to a visit from Takemikazuchi...
After World War II, the deer were officially stripped of their sacred/divine status...
In January 2023, a joint research team revealed that among sika deer inhabiting the Kii Peninsula...
The number of deer grew in the postwar period to around 1,200 in 2008, leading to concerns about environmental and crop damage...
A 2009 study by Harumi Torii found that the deer in Nara Park were malnourished...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Japanese government implemented travel restrictions...
In 2010, a man and woman were arrested and jailed for shooting a deer with a crossbow...
Wild deer found in Nara Park are host to ticks that can transmit tick-borne diseases...