Key Deer Fawns
It is hard to get an appreciation of their size with nothing to scale them against but that leave in the corner will give you some estimate.
On a recent photo trip through the Florida Keys we made a stop at the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key. We didn't see a lot of deer as usual but we did come across these two fawns which were about the size of a poodle..
The endangered Key deer is the smallest subspecies of the North American white-tailed deer. About the size of a large dog, the males may reach a shoulder height of one meter and 85 lbs but the females are much smaller.
Poaching and habitat loss reduced their number to a few dozen in the 1950s but establishment of the refuge and proper management has increased their number to about a thousand.
Key deer may be found on 20-25 islands of the lower Keys but 75% of the population lives on Big Pine and No Name Key.
Key Deer Fawns
It is hard to get an appreciation of their size with nothing to scale them against but that leave in the corner will give you some estimate.
On a recent photo trip through the Florida Keys we made a stop at the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key. We didn't see a lot of deer as usual but we did come across these two fawns which were about the size of a poodle..
The endangered Key deer is the smallest subspecies of the North American white-tailed deer. About the size of a large dog, the males may reach a shoulder height of one meter and 85 lbs but the females are much smaller.
Poaching and habitat loss reduced their number to a few dozen in the 1950s but establishment of the refuge and proper management has increased their number to about a thousand.
Key deer may be found on 20-25 islands of the lower Keys but 75% of the population lives on Big Pine and No Name Key.