It's fawning season in the B.C. Interior and people are reminded to leave the baby deer alone

Jenna Kowaleski column: Lessons learned from deer encounter

We live in a city nestled in the woods, so it’s no surprise to encounter wildlife. But that also doesn’t mean that it isn’t a delight to see deer. It’s not uncommon to see these large creatures of the forest in our neighborhood, especially lately, as a mama deer decided to raise her kids on our block. I’ve enjoyed our new neighbors. Sometimes we see the indentations of where they’d slept the night before in our grass. One time, they even figured…

It's fawning season in the B.C. Interior and people are reminded to leave the baby deer alone

Fawning season is underway in the BC Interior and a Vernon wildlife expert has stern advice for anyone coming across a baby deer. “Leave them alone,” said Pete Wise. “I can't emphasize that enough.