The number of rare white deer flocks in the US military arsenal

Deer herds hundreds of wandering between ammunition tanks in the abandoned arsenal of the US military are facing a blind future.

The number of rare white deer stocks of America

According to the AP, white deer, the natural result of genetic mutations , spawn on 28 square kilometers of surrounding fenced land, at Seneca Army Depot, New York, one of the military's most important ammunition stores. Cold War American team. Local authorities are looking to bring arsenals into bidding next month, raising concerns about the fate of white deer after the land sale.

Rare white deer in the ammunition store in Seneca, New York, USA.(Photo: AP).

The deer can survive for a long time mainly thanks to the 39km surrounding lattice fence erected when the arsenal was born in 1941. The white deer is a natural genetic variant of regular brown deer. They do not lose every pigment as is the case with albinism, but only lack the pigment in the hair.

In nature, white deer have very short lifespans and often easily become targets of predators and hunters find booty. Many herds of small white deer are scattered in protected areas on the Illinois National Laboratory campus, but Seneca Army Depot is home to the largest white deer in America.

Deer herd cannot last long if the fence surrounding the arsenal is dropped.(Photo: AP).

Thanks to military protection and barbed wire, white deer have an estimated number of 200. If the land buyer drops the fence, the deer will not be able to last long."I see white deer every day. They are beautiful animals. I am very worried about them losing their habitat if they sell the land," said Lisette Wilson, owner of a shop selling farm produce and fruit cakes next to the high street. Express opposite the arsenal, share.

The Seneca arsenal completed a month before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, meeting US demand for military supplies for 60 years. The warehouse covers a wider area than the city of Syracuse 64km northeast. Bombs and ammunition are stored in 500 reinforced concrete storage tanks. The US military stopped using this arsenal in 2000.