After spending months caring for seven deer fawns, The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) celebrated their release into the wild this week.
Seven orphaned deer fawns were released back into the wild near Sundre, Alta., on Oct. 16, 2024. After spending months caring for seven deer fawns, The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation celebrated their release into the wild this week.Scottie Porter, AIWC’s communications coordinator, says some were orphaned, others injured and at least one was kidnapped.
When they moved to a primarily leaf-based diet, staff and volunteers had to collect up to 180 kilograms of fresh twigs and vegetation every day.But all that work paid off. On Wednesday, the young deer were placed in individual boxes and driven to a forested area west of Sundre. When the doors were opened, the deer casually walked out and ventured off into the woods.AIWC is a non-profit organization and “rehabilitation of a single fawn costs over $1300,” says Porter.
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