The Kashmir musk deer, once found throughout parts of Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, had not been seen in the wild since 1948, but a recent Wildlife Conservation Society study spotted five in northeastern Afghanistan. These unusual deer, prized by humans for their musk glands used in medicines and perfumes, have become highly endangered due to poaching, with their glands worth three times their weight in gold. The Wildlife Conservation Society plans to protect the wild Kashmir musk deer population once conditions in the area are stabilized.