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Notice!!
What To Do If You Find a
Fawn?
If a fawn is obviously
ill, lying on its side
kicking, crying - pick it
up and
place it in a quiet place.
A light cloth placed over
the animal's
head will sometimes calm
it.
Keep it away from pets and
all human activity.
Petting the fawn, talking
to it
holding it, does not
comfort it.
This is a wild animal.
Human voices, odor and
touch only add
to their stress and will
cause additional
harm besides the illness
or injury.
When a fawn seems calm it
may be in shock.
If the weather is cold, a
blanket may be placed
over its body to keep it
from becoming chilled.
In hot weather a cool
location
out of drafts is all that
is needed.
DO NOT FEED THE FAWN
ANYTHING
other than water.
Baby formula, cow's
milk, feed store mixes
pet store domestic animal
formulas, soy products
will cause scouring,
dehydration and death.
CALL A WILDLIFE CENTER at
once for help.
If an uninjured fawn is
seen
on the road or beside the
road,
DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR CAR.
Place it off the road
about 20 feet and leave the area.
The fawn would not be
there
if the doe were not
nearby.
You will not see her.
She will return for the
fawn as soon
as the human disturbance
is gone.
A doe WILL accept it even
though
it has been touched by
humans
but she cannot retrieve
her fawn
if you linger in the area.
If a fawn is seen lying
upright, eyes wide open
but flattened to the
ground, do not touch it.
This is a fawn's
camouflage position. It blends
with its surroundings.
When it is picked up it
will hold its legs tight
against its body with its
head forward. Its legs are
not broken.
Sometimes the fawn allows
its body to
become limp and dangle in
your hands.
Put it down, walk away and
leave it alone.
This fawn is too small to
follow the doe for
the long distance she must
travel to find
enough food to make milk
for her baby.
The milk is very rich and
will sustain the
fawn for the many hours it
spends alone.
The doe will return only
when there are no humans
nearby.
Do not sit and wait for
her to return.
If you have removed the
fawn from it's
resting spot take it back
at once and walk away.
The doe will be searching
for her fawn.
she will accept it and
care for it much better
than any human can. Humans
cannot teach
the fawn the skills it
will need to survive in the wild.
Humans do not have the
correct diet to
properly nourish a wild
animal.
LEAVE IT ALONE.
Allow it to retain its
wildness and natural fear of humans. This is the greatest
gift we can give it. Wild animals do not make good pets.
They are genetically programmed to be wild. As they mature
they become dangerous and can inflict serious injuries on
humans.
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