06/15/2022
Fawns are hitting the ground in the great state of Alabama! Here are a few fawn etiquette tips for you if you’re out in the woods this summer and come across one.
A lone fawn is not usually an abandoned fawn. Does will leave their fawns for hours at a time to go feed. Providing milk is one of the most taxing processes in the animal kingdom and does must constantly eat to meet caloric needs of themselves and their newborn(s). So unless the fawn is under severe duress, leave it alone.
A fawn calling for its mom is not abandoned. Typically if it is strong enough to be up and calling, it’s just hungry, not starving and mom is close by.
A fawn in an ant pile can be carefully handled to remove the ants and be placed safely away from the ant pile.
A fawn with fly larvae all over it, matted p**p around it’s rear, and/or signs of extreme weakness (won’t stand on its own), may be cleaned up. Consult a local wildlife agent with the issue and if they can help they likely will.
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