▁Crime an ▁de er , ▁B uk h ara ▁or ▁T ug ay ▁de er , ▁W ap iti , ▁ra is in ▁— ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁sub species ▁of ▁this ▁animal . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁and ▁behaviour ▁The ▁C asp ian ▁red ▁de er ▁is ▁a ▁social ▁and ▁primarily ▁no ct urn al ▁animal . ▁It ▁e ats ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁grass es ▁and ▁leaves ▁and ▁occasionally ▁ber ries ▁and ▁m ush rooms . ▁Red ▁de er ▁prefer ▁broad - le aved , ▁subt rop ical ▁and ▁ta iga ▁for ests , ▁river b anks ▁and ▁mountain ▁Al pine ▁me adows . ▁ ▁Dom estic ation ▁The ▁C asp ian ▁red ▁de er ▁has ▁been ▁domestic ated ▁recently . ▁ ▁Th re ats ▁Within ▁Russia , ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁red ▁de er ▁has ▁been ▁h unted ▁for ▁vel vet ▁ant lers ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Histor ically , ▁demand ▁for ▁vel vet ▁ant lers ▁from ▁Asia ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁organized ▁de er ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Hun ting ▁by ▁humans ▁have ▁been ▁noted ▁as ▁the ▁cause ▁for ▁decre ases ▁in ▁population . ▁The ▁approximate ▁number ▁of ▁C asp ian ▁red ▁de er ▁in ▁eastern ▁Georgia ▁dropped ▁from ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 8 8 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Their ▁primary ▁pred ators ▁include ▁le op ards ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁wol ves ▁and ▁brown ▁be