SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. \u2014 Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (SWRR) is getting more people alerting them with concerns about fawns.<\/p>\n
It’s fawn season<\/a> right now, and the SWRR team is caring for seven fawns, with two more expected by the end of the day on June 20. These fawns have come in just in the past couple weeks.<\/p>\n SWRR has one staff member who cares for the fawns.<\/p>\n RELATED: Shasta Wildlife team gives tips on navigating baby animal season in Northstate<\/a><\/p>\n General Manager Raven Capozzo shared some reminders on signs fawns are in trouble.<\/p>\n “When you see a baby just laying there, don’t assume that it needs help, because it usually doesn\u2019t,\u201d Capozzo said. \u201cYou\u2019re looking for a dirty baby, you\u2019re looking for an injured baby, you\u2019re looking for a cold baby, one that\u2019s crying a lot and for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n An important thing to remember is that a fawn has spots. Capozzo told the Northstate\u2019s News a deer without spots is a yearling or older. SWRR representatives said <\/a>they\u2019re only permitted to take in spotted fawns who need help and no other deer.<\/p>\n If you think you’ve found a fawn in distress in the counties they cover, you can call their hotline, (530)365-WILD(9453), or their fawn rehabber Rebeccah at (530) 227-5401. They cover Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou, Tehama, Modoc, Butte, and Lassen Counties.<\/p>\n