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title: "Sangai Deer: Manipur's Endangered Brow-Antlered Deer"
description: "The Sangai is a critically endangered deer endemic to Manipur's floating Keibul Lamjao wetlands and survives only there—key for UPSC GS3 environment prep."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Sangai is a critically endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer endemic to the floating phumdi wetlands of Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur, India.
- Why is the Sangai considered critically vulnerable despite legal protection?
- How did the Ithai Barrage affect the Sangai's habitat?
- How does the Sangai differ from the barasingha and Eld's deer?
- What international conservation designations apply to the Sangai and its habitat?

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In 2013 the Government of Manipur, working with the Wildlife Institute of India, advanced proposals to establish a second Sangai population outside Keibul Lamjao National Park to insulate the subspecies against single-site extinction.

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