120,000-year-old European fallow deer—tracing the loss of genetic diversity

European fallow deer have faced a dramatic loss of genetic diversity since the last interglacial period. This was revealed by ...

Fallow deer were spread across the Roman Empire as status symbols, then 120,000-year-old fossils revealed a single herd more diverse than all living deer today

A new study of ancient fallow deer fossils from Germany has uncovered an extraordinary genetic surprise. A single herd of fallow deer in Germany about 120,000 years ago was as genetically diverse as ...
The Conversation

What deer poo can tell us about the future of Britain’s woodlands

Brambles are considered a nuisance by many woodland managers. But we’ve discovered that fallow deer have a surprising taste for it. In our recent research, we found this unexpected preference by ...

Farmers say new rules for feral deer hunting in Tasmania are a 'missed opportunity'

The Tasmanian government is making changes to the rules for deer hunting in the state, but farmers say it won't be enough to ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

White buck spotted in East Tennessee likely an escaped exotic deer, TWRA says

It's looking like Christmas came a little early to the Tri-Cities, with a white buck reminiscent of Santa's reindeer spotted by residents of Johnson City and Jonesborough over the last week. Many ...
UPI

White deer spotted in Tennessee believed to be non-native

Oct. 27 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Tennessee said a white deer spotted on multiple occasions in the eastern part of the state is now believed to be a non-native species. The animal was originally ...
bianet

Rare fallow deer spotted on camera in protected Antalya habitat

A fallow deer and its young were recently captured on camera while drinking from a pond in a wildlife conservation area in Antalya, southern Turkey, according to a statement by the Nature Conservation ...