urban ces , ▁and ▁is ▁occasionally ▁found ▁in ▁cultiv ated ▁lands . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁and ▁reprodu ction ▁The ▁tu ft ed ▁de er ▁is ▁mainly ▁solit ary ▁or ▁found ▁in ▁pairs . ▁It ▁is ▁cre pus cular ▁and ▁travel s ▁in ▁fixed ▁routes ▁about ▁its ▁territory , ▁which ▁is ▁vig or ously ▁def ended ▁by ▁the ▁males . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁tim id ▁animal ▁and ▁prefer ▁places ▁with ▁good ▁cover , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁well ▁cam ou fl aged . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁dist urbed ▁and , ▁when ▁al ar med , ▁it ▁will ▁let ▁out ▁a ▁b ark ▁before ▁fle eing , ▁moving ▁in ▁cat - like ▁j umps . ▁ ▁The ▁m ating ▁season ▁occurs ▁between ▁September ▁and ▁December , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁loud ▁b arks ▁males ▁make ▁could ▁be ▁easily ▁heard . ▁The ▁gest ation ▁period ▁last s ▁about ▁ 6 ▁months ▁and ▁a ▁l itter ▁of ▁ 1 – 2 ▁is ▁born ▁in ▁early ▁summer . ▁The ▁young ▁becomes ▁sex ually ▁m ature ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 – 2 ▁years , ▁and ▁could ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 – 1 2 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁wild . ▁ ▁Th re ats ▁and ▁conservation ▁Sur ve ys ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁put ▁the ▁estimated ▁population ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 – 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals , ▁though ▁a ▁substantial , ▁on going ▁decl ine ▁is ▁almost ▁certain . ▁Over har vest ing ▁of ▁large ▁animals ▁in