Formosan sika deer period with a switch to Japan as the major export market. The intensive hunting of sika during the Dutch era must have severely decreased the population of sika. Sika populations continued to decline over the next few centuries as the human population expanded—the natural habitat of sika in the lowland plains was steadily converted to farmland, and later urbanized, as the human population increased. Hunting also continued. As a result, wild sika populations decreased steadily, and in 1969 the last known wild sika was killed. However, deer are easily kept in captivity and there were a number of captive populations
Sika Manu Sika Manu Viliami Sikalamu "Sika" Manu (born 22 January 1987) is a rugby league footballer who plays for Hull F.C. in the European Super League. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm (with whom he won the 2012 NRL Premiership) and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He was also a member of the World Cup winning New Zealand team who beat Australia in the 2008 World Cup Final. Manu's position of choice is in the . He was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Manu is of full Tongan descent and as a result is eligible both for