The situations of the deer in Nara are investigated every year by their conservation group, 'Foundation for the Protection of Deer in Nara Park,' and according to the investigation published in 2008, there are 1128 deer in total (33 fewer than the previous year), and 262 of them are bucks, 695 does, and 171 fawns (provisional).
奈良の鹿については保護団体である「奈良の鹿愛護会」が毎年調査しており、2008年発表の調査によれば、全1128頭（前年比33頭減）、内オス262頭、メス695頭、仔鹿171頭である（暫定）。