29. mai 2019 Developing state-of-the-art statistical tools that combine different sources of data has allowed researchers from Norway and Myanmar to make robust estimates of population size for an often-overlooked population of one of the world’s most threatened deer species. The results of the analysis indicate that the population of thamin, or Eld’s deer, in Myanmar’s Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary is currently around 1500 individuals, making it by far the largest population of this species anywhere in the world.