B.C. RCMP seize fawn during traffic stop in Fort St. John
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Police say the fawn was seized during the early hours of June 30, after police pulled over a vehicle and spotted the baby deer in the backseat.
Traffic stops by police are an everyday occurrence, but one with a fawn in the backseat?
That’s what police in Fort St. John encountered during the early hours of Thursday, June 30.
According to the RCMP, after the vehicle was pulled over, officers spotted an approximately one-month-old baby deer in the backseat.
“The occupants of the vehicle were arrested for possession of live wildlife, with the subsequent investigation resulting in drugs being seized,” said police.
Police say “the fawn enjoyed some time with RCMP members before being handed over to Conservation. The deer will be headed for the Rimrock Wildlife Rehab to be reintegrated to the wild once able to do so.”
RCMP added that they are still investigating, as is the B.C. Conservation Office.
The Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) issues reminders every spring to leave fawns alone, and not to disturb them.
It also says taking a fawn into your care is illegal under the Wildlife Act, and people can be fined for unlawful possession of live wildlife. Fines start at $345.