Officers took to Twitter to remind drivers to slow down and be wary after a fawn was hit in Oak Bay.
Oak Bay Police Department called in the BC SPCA after a fawn was hit by a car Tuesday.
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The purpose of the signs is to remind drivers to slow down in areas where they know there are deer, in hopes of preventing vehicle-deer collisions.
Wild ARC also a juvenile eagle last Friday in Oak Bay after it was during a May wind storm.
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