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An Orphaned Newborn

In June, we took in an orphaned deer fawn that we estimated to be about two weeks old -- so young, its umbilical cord was still attached.  After receiving medical care from All Creatures Animal Hospital, this tiny deer found a safe resting place in our hospital. 

West Sound Wildlife isn't currently equipped to care for deer long-term, so our staff set to work finding a rehabilitation center that could care for the deer until she was old enough to release. We found the perfect place at a  center in the San Juan Islands, where the fawn could be raised with other deer.  A few weeks later, the fawn traveled to the San Juans in style, flying by plane (the flight was generously donated by one of our supporters).

Photo courtesy of Dr. Krueger at All Creatures Animal Hospital in Gorst.

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