40 deer from Oregon were released in Western Kauai, Hawaii, between 1961 and 1966. These deer thrived on the island, where they now number around 1,000. They have become a fairly popular game species on the island.

Taxonomy

All recent authorities consider black-tailed deer a subspecies of mule deer (O. hemionus). As above, the black-tailed deer group is considered to consist of two subspecies, as it also includes O. h. sitkensis

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