Individual identification of sika deer (Cervus nippon) using short tandem repeat analysis for investigating illegal carcass disposal in Japan.

ABSTRACT: The population of Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon) are controlled by hunting to prevent damage to various crops in many areas in Japan. Hunters are subsidized by submitting the tail to the local government; animal carcasses must be properly disposed of after the hunt, and abandonment of hunted deer in the field is prohibited by law. However, there have been many carcasses of sika deer being abandoned without proper disposal. In such cases, individual identification by DNA analysis is required to match the abandoned deer and submitted tail and identify the suspect. When identifying individual wildlife by DNA analysis, it is crucial to select appropriate markers that consider both the procedure of the analysis and the animal species. To evaluate availability of Short Tandem Repeat (STR) an

SUBMITTER: Tanaka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005556 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature