11/10/2021
🦌 ⚠️ PLEASE SHARE: “Deer rut” is the deer mating season from October-December. We urge motorists to be alert for deer on roads across NJ. Chances of deer collisions are higher during dusk and dawn – peak commuter hours. Should you find an injured adult deer:
• PLEASE DO NOT CALL OUR SANCTUARY: We are unequipped to retrieve injured adult deer. Plus, they can die from "capture myopathy" – stress from being around humans. However, we are able to help fawn which are born in spring.
• DO NOT pick up or move the deer, to avoid serious injuries from their hooves or antlers.
• If they can get up, they will be fine. Very often, they just need time to recover. Even with a broken leg, they are resilient and will adapt with 3 legs.
• If the deer is unable to get up, please call local police or NJDFW 877-927-6337.
• If you spot a deer, slow down! If the deer doesn't move, don't go around it. Wait for the deer to cross the road.
• Do not swerve to avoid impact with a deer as it may suddenly counter-maneuver. Brake appropriately but stay in your lane. Collisions are more likely to occur when a driver swerves to avoid a deer and instead collides with oncoming traffic or another road structure.
• Pay attention to deer crossing signs. Slow down when traveling through with a high deer concentration, so you have ample time to stop if necessary.
• While traveling after dark, use high beams when there is no oncoming traffic. High beams will reflect the eyes of deer near roads.
• If you see one deer, others may be in the area. Deer typically move in family groups in single file. Female deer are chased by bucks during breeding phase and are unaware of traffic.
Please alert the NJ Dept. of Transportation about dead deer along NJ highways and other roads https://www.njdotproblemreporting.com
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