05/24/2026
Good reminder!
There was a brand new dawn in our road this week.
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As we approach Memorial Day weekend, we want to remind people of some basic Fawn Facts.
Fawns are adorable with long lashes, sweet faces and no body fat. They look like they shouldn’t be able to survive at all, let alone in the wild, but they have been surviving like this for thousands of years.
Does leave their fawns alone for long periods of time and watch from a distance. Fawns are born with great camouflage and little to no scent. This protects them from predators. If a potential predator approaches, they lie perfectly still and pretend to be invisible. They do this even if they are in the middle of the road and the potential predator is a car. This is why you may come across a fawn lying on the centerline of the road. It is doing what is supposed to do!
Mom stays away from her fawn, so predators aren’t drawn to them. She usually has twins, sometimes triplets. Most of the time she hides them separately, sometimes they are close together. She puts them where she feels it’s safe. That could be your yard, under your deck or even on the welcome mat on your back door. She generally moves them each day but if she feels it’s a very safe place, she may leave them there several consecutive days.
The shape of the fawn’s ears (curled or not) has NOTHING to do with its hydration or if it may need help or not. That is a persistent false myth that gets circulated every year. Ignore it. Better yet, help stop it from spreading.
As they get older and start to move about, people may see them wander and cry. This is not unusual and not an automatic sign of trouble. Often Mom may be off feeding a sibling or even getting some alone time and the fawn wants dinner NOW!
If you find a fawn you have concerns about CALL US BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. We answer the phone 24/7. We can help you determine whether to intervene. Fawn rehab space is limited across Wisconsin this year, so we want to make sure any fawn brought into care really needs to be in care. Don’t break up a family unnecessarily.
Call 715-362-9453
