Crime & Safety
Fawn Found Tied To Tree In Baltimore: Authorities
Natural Resources Police are asking citizens to leave wildlife alone after a baby deer was found tied to a tree in Northeast Baltimore.
NORTHEAST BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland Natural Resources Police rescued a baby deer on Friday after it was found tied to a tree. Officials are telling citizens to leave wildlife alone.
According to the Baltimore Sun, a neighbor called police after some kids found the fawn. Police couldn't reunite the fawn with its mother because they didn't know where the fawn was bedded down, the Sun reports.
The fawn was found in the Armistead Gardens neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore.
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Natural Resources Police are reminding citizens that "Mom usually isn't far away," so leave the fawns alone.
Repeating: Let's keep #Maryland wildlife wild. Fawn rescued 6/1 after it was found tied to a tree near Armistead Way, Baltimore. Officers could not reunite it with its mother, so the fawn was taken to Phoenix Wildlife Center. Please leave fawns alone. Mom usually isn't far away. pic.twitter.com/5z8xOSJR30
— Maryland NRP (@MDNRPolice) June 4, 2018
The NRP said since they can't find the fawn's mother, it's being taken to the Phoenix Wildlife Center.
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