Rare deer sightings were reported from two separate locations in the hills under the Kurseong forest division, Darjeeling district, on Wednesday, highlighting the region’s rich biodiversity. On Wednesday, a forest official spotted and photographed a rare black deer near scenic Dowhill in Kurseong. In another rare instance, a white deer was reportedly sighted near Mirik, where a bystander managed to photograph the animal. This is a significant sighting as such an animal has not been recorded in this forest division earlier,” said Devesh Pandey, the divisional forest officer (DFO), Kurseong forest division. On the white deer, forest officials said it had not been recorded earlier in that part of the forest division.

Source: The Telegraph January 08, 2026 02:51 UTC