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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFuture Uncertain for Rare White Deer
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ROMULUS, N.Y. (AP) Hundreds of ghostly white deer roaming among overgrown munitions bunkers at a sprawling former Army weapons depot face an uncertain future after living and breeding largely undisturbed since the middle of last century.
The white deer a genetic quirk that developed naturally on the 7,000-acre, fenced-in expanse have thrived, even as the depot itself has transitioned from one of the most important Cold War storehouses of bombs and ammunition to a decommissioned relic.
Now, as local officials seek to put the old Seneca Army Depot up for bids next month, there is concern that the sale could also mean the end of the line for the unusual white deer. A group of residents dedicated to saving the animals has proposed turning the old depot into a world-class tourist attraction to show off both its rich military history and its unusual wildlife. The Nature Conservancy also is looking at options for preserving the largely undeveloped landscape.
"When we ran bus tours on a limited basis between 2006 and 2012, we had people come from all over the United States to see the deer," said Dennis Money of Seneca White Deer Inc. "People are enchanted by them."
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Future Uncertain for Rare White Deer (Original Post)
joeybee12
Nov 2015
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I was glad to see the Nature Conservancy thinking about helping with this.
CaliforniaPeggy
Nov 2015
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saturnsring
(1,832 posts)1. they will be killed by gun-totin jackasses lookin for a trophy
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,753 posts)2. I was glad to see the Nature Conservancy thinking about helping with this.
They have the wherewithal to turn the area into a preserve.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)3. I hope so...they're incredible looking...nt
Nitram
(22,932 posts)4. I've seen individual albino deer in the woods here in Virginia.
There was a piebald one that used to hang out in our backyard.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)5. Very neat...
They are really interesting looking.