ced , ▁while ▁younger ▁females ▁migr ate ▁farther ▁away ▁( an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 . 3   km ▁from ▁release ▁site ). ▁Because ▁of ▁these ▁migration ▁behav iors , ▁introdu cing ▁younger ▁Pers ian ▁fall ow ▁de er ▁along ▁with ▁adult s ▁is ▁critical ▁to ▁re building ▁the ▁wild ▁population , ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁expand ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁thereby ▁reducing ▁over c row ding ▁and ▁in tras pec ific ▁competition . ▁T ogether , ▁increased ▁migration ▁and ▁dispers al ▁and ▁a ▁larger ▁home ▁range ▁size ▁can ▁contribute ▁to ▁higher ▁ch ances ▁of ▁re int roduction ▁success . ▁ ▁Ant ip red ator ▁behavior ▁The ▁behavior al ▁balance ▁between ▁tim id ity ▁and ▁bold ness ▁in ▁Pers ian ▁fall ow ▁de er ▁is ▁vital ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁long - last ing ▁species ▁re int roduction . ▁Tim id ity ▁describes ▁the ▁ant ip red ator ▁behavior ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁the ▁de er ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁exposed ▁to ▁perce ived ▁thre ats ▁from ▁pred ators ▁and ▁have ▁adopted ▁a ▁more ▁careful ▁and ▁hes it ant ▁disposition ▁when ▁navig ating ▁their ▁surr ound ings . ▁Though ▁the ▁increased ▁hes it ance ▁of ▁de er ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁often ▁reduces ▁dispers al ▁rates , ▁this ▁tim id ity ▁can ▁have ▁a ▁positive ▁effect ▁on ▁a ▁Pers ian ▁fall ow ▁de er ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁surv ive ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁by ▁limit ing ▁a ▁de er ' s ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁po ached ▁or ▁pre yed ▁upon . ▁B old ness