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Colorado Parks and Wildlife says a local crane operator helped them rescue a deer late last week. Wildlife officials say they were called to Evergreen Lake after the animal became trapped due to snow and ice.
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When they arrived, they were able to wrap the deer up for its own safety. A nearby crane operator offered to help.
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“In a rather lucky twist, a nearby crane truck operator stopped to help and gave our officers a much-welcomed lift,” wrote Colorado Parks and Wildlife on their social media post. “We wrapped the deer, and our wildlife officer, Ian, used his rope-lassoing skills to hook the deer up to the crane.”
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Once the deer was free from the ice, they lifted the animal to safety. Afterward, wildlife officials relocated the deer to a safer area and released it. They say the animal appeared “unscathed” and quickly ran off.
The chilly conditions of a Colorado winter are not new to deer. Unlike other mammals who hibernate, deer stay warm with their fur coats. They also have a layer of fat that helps insulate their bodies. When it comes to a winter storm, deer will take cover under something like an evergreen tree. Later, they’ll use their horns to brush snow away from their food sources.
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