Sika Deer on Assateague Island, Maryland (12/10/2005).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

Sika Deer on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2014).

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Sika Deer on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/1/2012).

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A Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/3/2011).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/29/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 548758 - Psn: 35)

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/29/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/24/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 487811 - Psn: 44)

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/24/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/6/2018).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/23/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 672083 - Psn: 48)

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/23/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 716405 - Psn: 48)

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A very wet Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/29/2014).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). (c) gekkorotto, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 205620 - Psn: 65)

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). (c) gekkorotto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Sika Deer on Assateague Island, Maryland (2/9/2013).

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Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 705070 - Psn: 75)

Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) cassie525, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 614470 - Psn: 88)

Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) cassie525, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/24/2008). (c) Matt Tillett, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 699150 - Psn: 95)

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/24/2008). (c) Matt Tillett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A young Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 539864 - Psn: 122)

A young Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer and ponies on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/1/2007).

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Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/2/2018). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 493511 - Psn: 188)

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Sika Deer tracks in Somerset Co. (3/19/2022). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Sika Deer in Kent Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) matt whitbeck, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 741882 - Psn: 222)

Sika Deer in Kent Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) matt whitbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Sika Deer documented by trail cam in Kent Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). This is our northernmost record of the species for the project at this time.

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Status

Native to Japan and eastern mainland Asia, the diminutive Sika Deer was introduced on Assateague Island in the 1920s. Locally common elsewhere on the lower Eastern Shore, especially Dorchester County.

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Sika Deer on Assateague Island, Maryland (12/10/2005). Media by Bill Hubick.

Sika Deer on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/15/2014). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Sika Deer on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/1/2012). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/3/2011). View Record Details Media by Jared Satchell.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/29/2009). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/24/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/6/2018). View Record Details Media by Emily Carter Mitchell.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/23/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

A very wet Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/29/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). (c) gekkorotto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by gekkorotto via iNaturalist.

A Sika Deer on Assateague Island, Maryland (2/9/2013). Media by Bill Hubick.

Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) cassie525, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by cassie525 via iNaturalist.

Sika Deer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/24/2008). (c) Matt Tillett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by mtillett via iNaturalist.

A young Sika Deer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Sika Deer and ponies on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/1/2007). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Sika Deer tracks in Somerset Co. (3/19/2022). (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Aaron via iNaturalist.

Sika Deer in Kent Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) matt whitbeck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by matt_whitbeck via iNaturalist.

Sika Deer documented by trail cam in Kent Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). This is our northernmost record of the species for the project at this time. View Record Details Media by Donnie Forgan.