"Concerned residents will often call their local wildlife centers thinking the fawn was abandoned by its mother. But in most cases, the fawn is safe, said Ballwin Wildlife Rescue Center executive director Kim Rutledge..."

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“We try to get them back out to their wild home as quickly as they can,” says Rutledge. “That’s absolutely what’s best for them and for [the center’s] limited resources.”

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"May and June are the busiest months of the year for this nonprofit facility, a time of year when cottontail rabbits multiply like, well, rabbits, and when baby seasons for other critters align."

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