Photo: Caltrans

A heart-wrenching, Disney-esque tale comes to us today from the Caltrans District 1 Facebook page. We’ll let LoCO‘s Caltrans liaison Coney share the story:

Coney.

This fawn was born yesterday under tragic circumstances. A very pregnant doe was struck by a vehicle just north of Garberville; the fawn was forced out of the womb and was born at the side of the road. CHP came to pull the doe out of the lanes and found the fawn. 

Fortunately, our Fence & Guardrail crew was nearby. While the crew was preparing to move the doe to one of our burial sites, one of our equipment operators was able to drive the fawn in to Garberville Redway Veterinary until a local wildlife agency came to pick it up and take it in.

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