DRIPPING FAWNS: THEY'RE HERE! (AND A FRIENDLY FAWN REMINDER)
Dripping resident Carla Cox helped a neighbor with an "abandoned" fawn she found in her barn this morning. As fawn season is now upon us, Carla asked we re-run our reminder from last year, when we discovered a fawn hiding under a vine trellis up against our house. A fawn alone does not mean a fawn abandoned.
As the Drift Inn Wildlife Sanctuary in Driftwood notes, "Mother's leave their babies for hours at a time to forage for food. It is possible to never see the mother." Other words of fawn advice from the Drift Inn:
"Unless the animal is in immediate danger (in the middle of the road, obviously sick or injured or in fire ants), call us or another rehabilitator if you question whether it is actually abandoned BEFORE you attempt to save the animal. If it is in immediate danger, pick it up, remove fire ants if that is the case, wrap it in a towel and place in a quiet, safe place until a rehabilitator can be contacted...do NOT attempt to feed or give water."
For more wildlife rescue information and their contact information, visit the sanctuary's website at thedriftinn.org .
Photographer Carla Cox's neighbor found this fawn in her barn this morning. A fawn alone, does not mean a fawn abandoned.
As the Drift Inn Wildlife Sanctuary in Driftwood notes, "Mother's leave their babies for hours at a time to forage for food. It is possible to never see the mother." Other words of fawn advice from the Drift Inn:
"Unless the animal is in immediate danger (in the middle of the road, obviously sick or injured or in fire ants), call us or another rehabilitator if you question whether it is actually abandoned BEFORE you attempt to save the animal. If it is in immediate danger, pick it up, remove fire ants if that is the case, wrap it in a towel and place in a quiet, safe place until a rehabilitator can be contacted...do NOT attempt to feed or give water."
For more wildlife rescue information and their contact information, visit the sanctuary's website at thedriftinn.org .
Photographer Carla Cox's neighbor found this fawn in her barn this morning. A fawn alone, does not mean a fawn abandoned.
Posted by DSBabble.com at Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:25 AM 
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We saw a doe with 2 fawns in our yard last night and again this morning. The 2 fawns are not much bigger than our miniature dachshund! I was surprised by that because the ones we saw during the summer last year when we first moved here were the size of a Labrador. We didn't realize how small they start out.
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