14/08/2025
✨ in Greek mythology, the deer is sacred to the goddess Artemis, symbolizing her wild and independent nature, and her role as protector of the natural world.
Around the world, the deer is considered King of the Forest. The red deer, Cervus elafus, once widespread throughout Greece, is now a critically endangered species. When we featured the red deer of Greece in Portes years ago, Dr. Maragou of WWF Greece said “habitat deterioration and fragmentation as a result of intensified agriculture, settlement expansion, and disturbance are threats that curtail the possibility of the remaining isolated deer population to expand.” Since the interview, so much of this already limited habitat was burnt.
Every year in Greece, these beautiful creatures and more suffer from human negligence. This is the sad truth.
We hope this note spreads awareness and promotes the respect of the earth.
The videos by .mavropoulou were taken this week in the area of Krioneri in Attica, in the part that was burned by the wildfire on 26/07/25.
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