However, something can be salvaged from such a sad occurrence if the deceased animal expands our knowledge of animals in that area, and the find is properly recorded.
Such an occurrence happened this week when a Chinese Water Deer was found dead beside a country lane in the parish of Hempnall in South Norfolk.
The record has been sent to the Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service for adding the wildlife database that they maintain.
Although this species is now widespread and frequent in the Norfolk broads and along many of our river valleys, it has been spreading out into farmland too, into areas where Muntjac Deer might be expected instead (or now, as well as).
The body of evidence is shown below - a young female.
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