Original sentence: Persian fallow deer were formerly found in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian National Authority, Syria, and eastern Turkey.Since 1996, they have been gradually and successfully reintroduced from a breeding center in the Carmel, into the wild in northern Israel, and more than 650 of them now live in the Galilee, Mount Carmel areas and the Brook of Sorek; however, this population is hybridized with D.The decline of the Persian fallow deer's habitat is also likely to have contributed to increased pressure from predators due to the loss of dense areas that can be used as a refuge from predators; this phenomenon has been noted in a similar deer species (white-tailed deer)
Edited sentence: Persian fallow deer were formerly found in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and eastern Turkey.Since 1996, they have been gradually and successfully reintroduced from a breeding center in the Carmel, into the wild in northern Israel, and more than 650 of them now live in the Galilee, Mount Carmel areas and the Brook of Sorek; however this population is suffering from inbreeding.The decline of the Persian fallow deer's habitat is also likely to have contributed to increased pressure from predators due to the loss of dense areas that can be used as a refuge from predators; this phenomenon has been noted in a similar deer species (white-tailed deer