Most of us see deer in the fields and lanes around our homes, but it is not just the "chasse" (hunters) which threatens these elegant, if destructive, creatures. Apparently they often give birth to their young in tall grassland and the fawns are programmed to remain inert to avoid predators. Fortunately there are not too many natural predators around here, but it seems that combine harvesters can be lethal as the babies just dont run away.
Many farmers have different methods of finding where the fawns are but German farmers are being helped by animal protection groups using drones to spot the deer, which can then be fitted with warning beacons.
Perhaps the chasseurs can be fitted with them so the deer know when they are coming...
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