▁design ation ▁of ▁the ▁Dez ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge ▁and ▁Kar ke h ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge ▁around ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁this ▁animal ' s ▁redis cover y ▁by ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Game ▁and ▁Fish ▁Department . ▁The ▁re int roduction ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁fall ow ▁de er ▁is ▁of ▁religious ▁importance ▁to ▁Israel ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁initi ative ▁by ▁the ▁Israel ▁Nature ▁and ▁Park s ▁Author ity ▁to ▁restore ▁bib lic ally ▁named ▁m amm als ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁lost . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁e colog ical ▁data ▁available ▁regarding ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁fall ow ▁de er ▁( see ▁above ), ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁species ’ ▁re int roduction ▁without ▁this ▁vital ▁background ▁information ▁has ▁proven ▁difficult . ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁and ▁capt ive ▁bre eding ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 – 1 9 5 8 , ▁a ▁wild ▁pair ▁of ▁pure blo od ▁fa wn s ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Von ▁Op el ▁Z oo ▁in ▁Germany , ▁where ▁the ▁wild ▁female ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁pure blo od ▁capt ive ▁female ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ; ▁however , ▁the ▁wild ▁male ▁partner ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁long ▁enough ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁second ▁fa wn . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Game ▁and ▁Fish ▁Department ▁sent ▁three ▁exped itions ▁to ▁the ▁K are he h ▁area ▁near ▁the ▁redis cover y ▁site , ▁during ▁which ▁three ▁males ▁and ▁three ▁females ▁were ▁captured