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How a green corridor could save a deer in peril

It is twilight in Las Horquetas valley in Patagonia’s northern Aysén region. Several cars have pulled over beneath sandy cliffs on a wide paved road. Just metres away, three deer graze unperturbed in the glow of the car lights.

The Patagonian huemul (), or South Andean deer, is the most endangered hoo fed animal in South America. It stands 80-90cm tall with deep inset eyes and furry antlers.

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