Leaving corn for deer and other wildlife may seem benign, or even beneficial, but it is actually one of the most harmful things you can do for neighborhood wildlife. We generally recommend against feeding wildlife at all, with the possible of migratory songbirds. But if you insist on feeding wildlife, please avoid corn at allContinue reading “Don’t Feed Corn to Wildlife!”
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When Leaving Orphan Fawns to Die is the Right Thing to Do
This has been a regular problem since Tennessee’s new policies went into place, which completely ban the rehabilitation of deer to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease. The finders often tell us that they can’t just leave a baby animal alone to die. We get it, truly. We know it’s hard. It goes againstContinue reading “When Leaving Orphan Fawns to Die is the Right Thing to Do”
Tennessee Bans Deer Rehabilitation
We’ve been dreading making this announcement, but with fawn season fast approaching and the new rules becoming official today, we’ve unfortunately got to break this upsetting news. We (and other rehabilitators in Tennessee) will no longer be allowed to to rehabilitate deer under any circumstances. This is true regardless of the deer’s age, condition, orContinue reading “Tennessee Bans Deer Rehabilitation”
Trees Don’t Litter
If you’d ever seen how quickly our raccoon patients can devour twenty pounds of acorns or forage through six inches of fallen leaves for bugs, you’d understand exactly why there’s no need to “clean up” the gifts trees leave us in autumn! Many native animals in our area cannot survive winter without the bounty ofContinue reading “Trees Don’t Litter”
How to Avoid Hitting Deer this Fall
Most collisions between cars and deer happen in October through December, when deer are on the move more, and when their minds are clouded by hormones as they seek mates. Please do your part to keep deer safe from accident, and to protect yourself and your passengers at the same time! Be mindful that deerContinue reading “How to Avoid Hitting Deer this Fall”
Don’t Kidnap Fawns! Mom Will Return Soon
Babies like this are often kidnapped by well-meaning people who mistake them for orphans, but this baby doesn’t need help. Mother deer will often leave their babies alone for up to several hours a day, often hidden in underbrush, tall grass, or leaves. The fawn knows to lie down and be very still, to avoidContinue reading “Don’t Kidnap Fawns! Mom Will Return Soon”
Bobcats: Powerful Predators
Bobcats in our area are only slightly larger than house cats, but they possess powerful jaws. Despite being only slightly larger than a house cat, a bobcat has a bite stronger than that of a fox, coyote, lynx, dog, cheetah, or snow leopard. Its total bite strength in Newtons actually surpasses that of some ofContinue reading “Bobcats: Powerful Predators”
Don’t “help” an injured adult deer!
It’s hard to see an injured animal without stepping in to help. But in the case of adult deer, the best way to help is to step back. Deer are extremely susceptible to a strange, complex disorder called capture myopathy. When captured, many of them simply die, even if they get the best possible care.Continue reading “Don’t “help” an injured adult deer!”
Disturbing Video Shows Children Feeding Bucks
This is a still from a viral video that has been making the rounds on social media today. The video shows children in a suburban neighborhood feeding bread to adult bucks. Although people shared the video saying that it was beautiful and inspiring— and although the children certainly look happy— this is disturbing for aContinue reading “Disturbing Video Shows Children Feeding Bucks”
Hunters Kill Wolves to “Protect” Deer
Whitetail deer are severely overpopulated in the United States, having increased from 300,000 deer in 1930 to 30 million deer today. This is bad news: deer overpopulation harms humans by contributing to auto accidents, harms forests by causing local ecosystem collapse, harms livestock when deer spread diseases that can wipe out an entire herd, andContinue reading “Hunters Kill Wolves to “Protect” Deer”
For Fox Sake Wildlife Rescue 