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From: susie arellano
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gainesville, GA
so my dad found a baby deer n brought it home..it was good for a couple of days till one night when it was raining really hard we left it out side n found it in the morning very sick,it was screaming like a baby n wouldnt move un less we moved it. i just want to know what we can do because im sure no one would want to take it.

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
Female deer leave their fawns "unattended" for hours at a time; coming back occasionally to nurse. This is done so that they do not attract predators to the fawn. The doe is usually nearby, but is typically not seen by people. Unfortunately, this strategy works well against predators, but not around people. Well-meaning people who find these "orphaned" fawns sometimes remove them from their natural habitat. This is not good for the fawn. If the fawn is showing signs of illness then this is already a very serious situation for the fawn. It needs to be taken to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator trained to handle deer. And it needs to be taken right away. I will e-mail you a list of rehabilitators that work in Georgia.

 
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