442 EXTINCT AND VANISHING MAMMALS 



These deer were found until recent years in patches of high grass-jungle 

 between the railway and the river, north of Lopburi in Krung Kao Province, 

 approximate Lat. 14 55', where I saw them on more than one occasion in 

 the year 1906. Since then some of this jungle has been brought under culti- 

 vation, possibly all of it. ... I see no reason why "lamang" should not be 

 found on the west of the Menam Chao Praya in this latitude. 



Gyldenstolpe writes (1919, p. 172) : " Thamins' are not uncom- 

 mon in suitable localities throughout the whole country, but their 

 southern limit of range still not ascertained. Specimens recorded 

 from Chienghai, Me Lua (N. Siam) , Non Luum (E. Siam) , Chawn 

 Bung and Nawng Pla Duk (Ratburi) , Chorake Sampan (Kanburi) 

 and from the neighbourhood of Lopburi (Central Siam)." 



In 1931 protection of the female only throughout the year was 

 recommended by the Siam Society. 



Indo-China. "Mr. H. Warington Smith . . . says the plain 

 round Battambong 'is much frequented by herds of the Lamang, or 

 Eld's Deer/ and describes how the Cambodians capture them" 

 (Flower, 1900, p. 372) . 



The Resident Superieur of Cambodia writes (in Hit., November 

 20, 1936) that this species is found in 11 provinces of Cambodia. 

 The shooting of females is forbidden. 



In Cambodia it still maintains itself well, but in Cochin China 

 and Annam, where it abounded about 1920-25, it has been quickly 

 wiped out by the intensive pursuit of native hide-hunters. Its 

 predilection for open savannas and its confiding nature place it in 

 a worse position for survival than the other deer. (Andre Kieffer, 

 in litt., November 1, 1936.) 



In Cochin China its former range was more extensive and more 

 densely populated than the present range. It now occurs in the north 

 of the Provinces of Tayninh and Thudaumot and in the east of the 

 Province of Bienhoa. Its numbers are about a thousand. It is of 

 interest as a game animal, but the value of its hide and antlers is 

 insignificant. The hunting is regulated. (Roche, Chef du Service 

 Veterinaire du Cochinchine, in litt., December, 1936.) 



P. Vitry writes (in litt., December, 1936) that this deer formerly 

 occurred in all the plains and open forests in Lower and Middle Laos, 

 including the provinces situated south of Luang Prabang and Tran- 

 ninh. The greatest frequency was in the southern half of Savan- 

 nakhet, the basin of Sedone, the middle and lower basin of Sekong, 

 and the two shores of Mekong, except the mountainous and densely 

 forested parts. In the basin of Sedone alone there were more than 

 1,000 head in 1910; but less than one-fourth of that number are left 

 at present. The herds found on Attopen some years ago have been 

 reduced to a few individuals. The present range includes the 

 southern part of Savannakhet, the center of Saravane, and the 



