The story of the Pere David's Deer is one of a species wiped out on its native Chinese soil and taken halfway around the world - and to the brink of extinction - before staging a dramatic homecoming and revival.
After nearly 1,000 years, the critically endangered species - once numbering only 18 - is taking its first steps back into the wild at Dafeng Milu Nature Reserve in Jiangsu province's Yancheng coastal wetlands.
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This tale of recovery is pretty miraculous. I can't believe they were able to survive the loss of genetic diversity from being reduced to just 18 individuals. I suppose this shows that its never too late for us to take steps toward conservation and saving animals from dying out completely.
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