Kathleen E. McLaughlin: Project to save rare deer wins China conservation award

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

The Beijing and Shishou David’s Deer Reintroduction Project is one of five groups slated to be feted today at the first China Wildlife Conservation Awards, a milestone in improving relations between environmentalists and Chinese authorities, according to Steve Trent, president of San Francisco- based WildAid…

WildAid and the China Environmental Protection Foundation are honoring the deer project today in Beijing for its efforts to protect and restore an endangered species in China.