Sighting of rare white deer calf - Update

A white deer calf has been spotted in Devon, just weeks after local farmers were outraged by the killing of a white stag in the area.

The body of the white stag - thought to have been the only one living wild in Britain - was found hanging in a yard.

Warrener Pat Carey said he hopes the sighting of the pure white calf means the rare stag was able to pass on its unusual genes.



Mr Carey added: "I'm just hoping and praying it's a stag calf, I'm 95% sure it is but I'll know for sure next summer when it's got little buttons on its head.

"But we've got a white one whatever it is and we might be able to start all over again."

With news video.