FfFfFfFF 58,410 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 A rare white doe spotted recently in Jasper County is bucking the odds. Derick Davis spotted the all-white deer May 18 in a rural area outside Mingo while riding an all-terrain vehicle. The doe is well-known to locals, Davis said. He believes he also saw the doe in October. Recessive traits albinism and piebaldism can give deer all-white or partially-white coats, said Jim Coffey, an Iowa Department of Natural Resources forest wildlife biologist. All-white deer rarely reach adulthood in rural areas, since they're more visible to predators, Coffey said, and they often suffer from other genetic conditions and physical disabilities which also prevent them from thriving. All-white deer make up less than 1% of the deer population, or as few as one out of every 30,000 deer, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen. https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/05/26/iowa-deer-white-doe-spotted-in-jasper-county-albino-or-piebald-iowa-dnr-illegal-to-shoot-hunt/5259083002/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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