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Expert Riley Woodford, employed by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, spoke about the incident. Woodford explained that these deer may have fled predators and escaped into the water. Perhaps, he theorized, they were driven from their community by natural “adolescent dispersal” or even in order to look for food.
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However, Woodford wanted to warn that deer usually are “able to ramp up body heat…Like in the winter, they’ll just ramp up their metabolism. A deer could, however, just become completely exhausted.” Also only in these very extreme situations should wild animals be rescued. In general, it’s very dangerous for people attempting to rescue and also a danger to the animals.
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