Thousands of fawns lost each year when people take them from the woods
To keep safe, fawns often hide and sleep in the spring, but they are rarely lost. Photo by Carl R. Sams II
There’s nothing quite as refreshing as a hike in the woods in spring.
If you’re lucky, you may spot a newborn fawn camouflaged in the leaves.
Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick, authors of the children’s book Lost in the Woods, remind hikers, however, that while a fawn found alone in the woods may seem vulnerable, they are rarely lost.
Sams and Stoick explain that well-meaning people often think they’re saving a fawn when they find them alone and take them home to try to care for them.
In truth, mother doe is likely very nearby, letting nature protect her fawn with spots to camouflage him and a scentlessness that keeps him safe.
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