The dwindling heard has been living in relative seclusion on a World War II-era military depot for decades.
A rare herd of white deer that multiplied on a protected military depot in New York is set to benefit from a new landlord who has plans to make their lives a bit more lush.
David Duprey / AP
The ghostly deer at the former Seneca Army Depot in the Finger Lakes aren't albino. Instead, they are a natural variation of the normally brown-colored white-tailed deer, which has been interbreeding a lack of pigmentation for decades on the World War II-era site.
Deer born without coloring typically don't last long in the wild since they stand out as prey. But Army restrictions and a 24-mile fence that encloses the depot allowed the white deer herd to multiply in relative seclusion and safety.
But the new landlord, Seneca Iron Works owner Earl Martin, has been working with a nonprofit group to improve the site for the white deer.
Now, roughly 1,500 acres will be parceled off for ecotourism and a wildlife preserve, Martin told the Associated Press.
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