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Canton Police Save Injured Baby Deer

Canton police are working with the town's Animal Control Officer to reunite the deer with its mother.

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White-tailed deer are crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk, and members of mass.gov are urging drivers to keep an eye out for them on the road during those times.
White-tailed deer are crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk, and members of mass.gov are urging drivers to keep an eye out for them on the road during those times. (Canton Police Department)

CANTON, MA — A Canton police officer saved a baby deer from incoming traffic Friday afternoon.

Now, Canton police say they are working with the town's Animal Control Officer to reunite the fawn with its mother.

The Canton Police Department took to Twitter, showing the deer in the backseat of a police cruiser.

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