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.