"That deer could have killed her." Scary video shows mother deer attacking tourist for getting too close to its fawn: 'They ...

Just because you don't see a fawn's mother, it doesn't mean the fawn needs help. Mothers stay away on purpose for as long as 12 hours to avoid drawing predators.

Licensed wildlife rehabilitators almost never raise rescued fawns unless they are sure its mother is dead. Even this situation is far from ideal. A fawn’s very specific dietary needs are very ...

Nature’s Nursery in Whitehouse, which does wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education says the mother deer might stay away for 8 or more hours at a time. Fawns also need rest after being ...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is reminding people to keep their paws off of young wildlife, especially baby deer. Sightings of fawns, or baby deer, are tying up phone ...

However, if a spot is chosen where there is little forage for a fawn, then their mother will soon lead them to good, safe feeding areas. There is a definite fawning time that every doe will recognize.

Fawns can be camouflaged by their spots, and have very little scent, so the mother stays away for up to eight hours at a time to keep the fawn hidden away from predators.

If you encounter a fawn while outdoors, do not touch it or intervene in any way — there’s a good chance it’s right where it’s supposed to be, and its mother isn’t far away.

The fawn appears to be sick, cold, weak, injured or covered in parasites. If the fawn is bleating without ceasing for several hours, and you observe that the mother has not returned in 24 hours.

Sadly, the mother passed away," said the police department on its Facebook. Officer Wright managed to remove the fawn, warm it up and get it breathing.

A beautiful, white-tailed fawn with hundreds of spots is one of the most heartwarming sights in the natural world. Annie and I wondered where its mother was and hoped it hadn’t been abandoned.