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| Poor fawn lay there for a few minutes |
Saturday, 1 p.m.
The driver saw the doe, honked, and didn't bother slowing down. Sadly, it was being followed by her young fawn. I heard the honk, and went out to the highway. Deer often come in twos or threes. The fawn was clipped and went head over heels into the ditch.A woman and her daughter stopped, were looking in the ditch, and phoned the OPP. It looked as if it was dying, it was twitching. She asked if an OPP member could come and dispatch it. This happens frequently on this curve of the road, which connects the habitats. We've lost a lot of critters on this curve.
Sadly, there was a big car incident on Wolfe Grove Rd., and it would be a while until they could send a car. The incident occurred two hours ago, and it took three hours to clear it.
During this time frame, the fawn came to.
I hope he will be OK. It's a male, and just lost it's spots on its back. He lay there a few minutes, then got up.
It looks like he has a broken leg. We'll see if he survives.
I followed him back into the forest a bit, but couldn't see him at all. It's a lovely forest and wetland.
This is a familiar pair on the trailcam.
Deer Sept. 24 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Deer Oct. from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
There are far too many highway collisions.
