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To coordinate and manage rehabilitation efforts across Western New York by transporting, rescuing, and treating injured wildlife with our expertise and experience in the field
Leondra Scherer is a New York State licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Her work is entirely volunteer and relies on donations to continue. Having earned the nickname "Fuzzy" from her father as a baby, she adopted this as her rescue's name. As she always says, a fawn in trouble will have their hair sticking up on their head making them look fuzzy. While Fuzzy Fawn Wildlife has taken in a number of squirrels, rabbits, birds, and more, she specializes in the care of white-tailed deer. So few rescue facilities and organizations, especially in New York, are equipped with the space, knowledge, medication, and time deer demand, making Fuzzy Fawn Wildlife needed that much more.
Around 2012, Fuzzy found a buck in need of help in her suburban neighborhood. She called countless numbers that promised to help wildlife and was put on hold or told they just couldn't help. This is how she got interested in wildlife rescue. Soon after she got her rehabilitation license and converted her backyard and house into a makeshift care center. As her work became more intensive, she moved to a more rural area with more land to better support the deer.
Each year, Fuzzy Fawn takes in over 150 deer and answers over 400 calls about wildlife. They are assessed for injuries, treated, and then released. Fuzzy works closely with a veterinarian for the animals with more intense injuries. The spring and summer is the busiest time for Fuzzy Fawn. This is when fawns are born and more people start going outdoors. The Department of Environmental Conservation of New York State requires all fawns to be released by September 15th. Before being released, she takes care to prevent any imprinting and to preserve that natural fear of humans.
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