There is one less deer in the Gordon Head cul-de-sac of Knutsford Place, as a small deer was euthanized due to serious injuries it sustained after crashing through the front window of a home.
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On Knutsford Place, any animal with hooves are as at home as the residents.
So it came as a shock when Saanich Police showed up to the normally quiet street on Saturday, deep in the heart of the Gordon Head labyrinth, because of a deer inside a home.
Saanich Police responded to a call about a broken window at around 4 p.m., and that an animal may be trapped inside the house.
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Noting the deer was injured, the police officer contacted the SPCAB次元官网网址檚 Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin, which dispatched a local SPCA officer to pick up the animal.
According to the WILD Arc report, someone was walking their dog, which spooked the fawn, who was with its mother. The fawn ran away, and went crashing through the window of the house.
It was euthanized due to deep lacerations on one of its knees, where the ligaments and muscles were severed beyond repair, said Christina Carreres, WILD Arc senior wildlife rehabilitator.
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ItB次元官网网址檚 a tragic chapter in the story of urban sprawl verses nature, though in this case, many deer have returned to Gordon Head after being chased out during development in the 1960s.
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