▁larger ▁than ▁fall ow ▁de er , ▁and ▁their ▁ant lers ▁are ▁bigger ▁and ▁less ▁pal m ated . ▁They ▁are ▁nearly ▁ext inct ▁today , ▁inhab iting ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁habitat ▁in ▁Kh uz est an , ▁southern ▁Iran , ▁two ▁rather ▁small ▁protected ▁areas ▁in ▁Maz and aran ▁( nor thern ▁Iran ), ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁northern ▁Israel , ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁Lake ▁U rm ia ▁in ▁north western ▁Iran , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁They ▁were ▁formerly ▁found ▁from ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁and ▁Egypt ▁to ▁the ▁Cy ren a ica ▁and ▁Cy pr us . ▁Their ▁preferred ▁habitat ▁is ▁open ▁wood land . ▁They ▁are ▁b red ▁in ▁zo os ▁and ▁par ks ▁in ▁Iran , ▁Israel , ▁and ▁Germany ▁today . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁as ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Revolution ▁was ▁unfold ing , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Prince ▁G hol am ▁Re za ▁P ah la vi ▁( the ▁Shah ' s ▁brother ) ▁and ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁games ▁and ▁wild ▁life ▁of ▁Iran , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁conservation ists ▁carried ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁capt ive ▁fall ow ▁de er ▁out ▁of ▁Iran ▁and ▁into ▁Israel ▁for ▁safe keep ing . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁gradually ▁and ▁successfully ▁re int rodu ced ▁from ▁a ▁bre eding ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁Car mel , ▁into ▁the ▁wild ▁in ▁northern ▁Israel , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 5 0 ▁of ▁them ▁now ▁live ▁in ▁the