Diet composition and selection of Père David's deer in Hubei Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve, China.

Hubei Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve is an ideal place to restore the wild population of Père David's deer (). Understanding foraging ecology and diet composition is essential for assessing population development or establishing long-term effective conservation measures for endangered species. However, little is known about the diet composition of Père David's deer and its diet selection mechanism.