and last updated 2021-06-09 18:06:16-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â It's a question on a lot of minds during the late spring and early summer, what should be done about a fawn that's seemingly separated from their mother. The answer? Nothing.
Social media posts from concerned Middle Tennesseans sometimes pop up around this time of year.
A fawn found in the woods, helpless and alone. What is to be done?
Experts say that fawn is actually not alone and you shouldn't move, feed or even touch the animal. It's where its mother left it.
"They're out there sitting on their own, people don't know, does this thing need help where's the mom? The reality is, if deer treated their babies like we treated ours, if they carried them everywhere, they would be highly [preyed] upon," said Debbie Sykes, with Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center. "So, what they do instead is they find what they think is a safe spot, they put them down and say that I will be back at dusk and dawn to feed you."