▁China ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁threat ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁this ▁species . ▁The ▁hide ▁of ▁this ▁de er ▁is ▁a ▁fairly ▁high - end ▁text ile ▁material , ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁vig orous ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁made ▁on ▁other ▁more ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁Hab itat ▁loss ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁issue ▁in ▁this ▁rapidly ▁developing ▁country . ▁In ▁China , ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁prov inci ally ▁protected ▁species ▁in ▁many ▁places , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁law . ▁It ▁occurs ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁protected ▁areas . ▁More ▁study ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁on ▁this ▁poor ly ▁known ▁species ▁for ▁efficient ▁protection . ▁ ▁The ▁tu ft ed ▁de er ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁yellow ▁species ▁surv ival ▁plan ▁program ▁by ▁the ▁association ▁of ▁zo os ▁and ▁aqu ari ums , ▁because ▁it ▁cannot ▁maintain ▁ 9 0 % ▁gene ▁divers ity ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁gener ations . ▁To ▁prevent ▁gene ▁divers ity ▁to ▁continue ▁dro pping ▁the ▁program ▁plans ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁ex ▁situ ▁ ▁populations ▁by ▁increasing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁exhib it ▁places ▁in ▁zo os ▁and ▁making ▁sure ▁that ▁animals ▁can ▁bre ed . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁the ▁tu ft ed ▁de er ▁population ▁was ▁also ▁decre asing ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁species ▁even ▁though ▁capt ivity ▁greatly ▁help ▁con serve ▁this ▁species ▁by ▁facil it ating ▁inter bre eding ▁and ▁gene ▁divers ity . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M amm als ▁described ▁in ▁ 1