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RachelMC
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Wildlife News for June

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Fire crew rescues deer from Chester city centre canal

A baby deer was rescued by firefighters from the canal in Chester city centre.

Two specially-trained members of a crew from Chester Fire Station went into the water, off Canal Street, to recover the deer about 6.15pm on Tuesday.

The animal was distressed and cold but otherwise unharmed. Firefighters wrapped the deer in blankets to keep it warm.

RSPCA staff are now looking after the animal at their Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich.

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Update to this report: Fire Station manager Barry Williams said “The firefighters tried to warm the deer up as best they could with blankets before handing it over to a wildlife hospital and it is pleasing to see it was OK.”
Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, which stranded animals in the county are usually taken to, were put on standby but RSPCA officers decided to return the fawn to the wild. An RSPCA spokesman said the baby and its mother would most likely find each other quickly.

“The animal had a superficial injury but it was decided the best thing would be to release it back into the wild,” she said. “It should find its way back. It can be quite common for baby animals to need rescuing as they get into trouble while finding their bearings.”

But... was it a "baby deer"? Forum contributor anno ID'd it as an adult Reeve's muntjac.
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