Noticias Ambientales reported the alarming news after a potentially invasive axis deer was captured on camera within the Loro Hablador Provincial Natural Park. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThey compete with local animals for food and space and may drive out native deer species like the brown brocket deer. "We hope that management and control strategies for exotic invasive species can be designed," they appealed, per Noticias Ambientales. With many animals in Chaco already in danger of extinction, the presence of axis deer only worsens the crisis — one that's echoed worldwide. In Chaco, experts are asking for urgent action to protect the environment and stop the invasive species from spreading.