As baby deer, or fawns, are born around the state, North Jersey police are reminding residents to keep their distance.

Chris Olguin spotted a small fawn struggling to keep its head above water, separated from its mother and slowing down fast.

IT’S NOT EVERY DAY YOU HEAR SOMEONE HAS A PET DEER, BUT THIS FAMILY FOUND 18 MONTH OLD BABU WHEN HE WAS ONLY A BABY. HE WAS ON ... HE’D BE LAYING ON THE COUCH AT NIGHT, HANSEN SAYS.

As they got closer, they realized it was a baby ungulate, a deer or an elk, curled up ... “A lot of people’s first impression when they see a calf or a fawn laying down in the grass … their first ...

Phil Blair, the animal control supervisor with the city of Muskogee, “has long been a hero to the dogs and cats” of the city, ...

Phillip Arney and his family were enjoying the Fourth of July by kayaking down the Illinois River when one of his family members saved a baby deer's life. "We go a lot, and this is a first," Arney ...

Firefighters rescued a baby deer from a well in Franklin ... A fawn that needs help will have labored breathing, be very vocal and lying prone on its side rather than curled up on on its stomach.