A newborn red deer calf, found abandoned by the side of the road, is set to make a full recovery thanks to Burnham-On-Sea animal care specialists at Secret World Wildlife Rescue.
The deer was found collapsed and crying for its mother at the side of a road between Badgers Holt and Wheddon Cross by a vigilant member of the public.
After initially leaving the calf alone in the hope its mother would return, the passer-by called Secret World, an experienced animal rescue charity established in 1992, for assistance.
Marie Denston, Animal Carer at Secret World, was the first carer to assess the calf on arrival.
She told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “The baby animal was unable to walk and still had its umbilical cord attached when it was found.”
“Sweet Pea, as she’s been named, is now feeding well and being cared for by two animal carers day and night. She has been moved to the fawn unit where she is in the company of a young fallow and a juvenile roe deer.”
“Fawn is usually the term we use for baby deer but in fact the only one that is truly a fawn is the fallow deer. The red is called a calf and a roe is called a kid.”
These young deer will remain at Secret World until the autumn. They will then be taken to a safe site to be released and monitored by the land owner.
Pictured: The baby deer, found collapsed and crying for its mother, will spend the rest of the summer under the supervision of animal carers at Secret World until its release in the autumn
