Srinagar, July 13 -- The majestic Hangul, or Kashmir stag, once roamed the forests of Kashmir in thousands. Today, it teeters on the edge of extinction. Confined almost exclusively to the Dachigam National Park near Srinagar, this critically endangered species-an emblem of the region's biodiversity-faces threats from habitat loss, human encroachment, and climate change. Once numbering over 3,000 in the 1940s, the population now struggles to cross 250. The alarm bells are ringing, yet the urgency to act is disturbingly absent.The Hangul is not just a deer. It is a symbol of Kashmir's ecological heritage and resilience. Its decline represents a broader failure to protect fragile ecosystems under increasing pressure from development, defores...