Wildlife officials in Colorado have warned hikers not to pick up and move young deer, after several incidents where people have loaded fawns into their cars in the mistaken belief that they have been abandoned.
As local news site the Colorado Sun explains, there has been a recent uptick in the number of people putting fawns in their vehicles and taking them to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) offices. This can have serious consequences, and can even lead to the death of the young animal.
