It was revealed that the deer found injured in a factory garden was shot with a rifle

A red deer was found injured on October 7 in the garden of a factory producing spare machine parts in the Kemalpaşa Organized Industrial Zone (OSB) in İzmir. Upon notification, the deer was taken by teams from the Nature Conservation and National Parks Branch Directorate to a shelter in the district and subsequently brought to the Natural Life Park affiliated with the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.

The deer, which was taken under treatment there, was determined to have been shot in its left front leg with a rifle and to have a fracture in its leg. It was stated that the male red deer, which is estimated to have lived in the wild in this condition for approximately 1.5 years, will undergo surgery next week.

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, in a post on his social media account yesterday quoting the DHA report, stated that the deer's health condition is improving and used the expression, "After remaining under observation as our guest for a while longer, it will return to its natural habitat."

'WE ESTIMATE THAT IT HAS LIVED IN THE WILD IN THIS CONDITION FOR 1.5 YEARS'

Veterinarian Şükrü Erdem Onur, affiliated with the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Department of Veterinary Affairs and Public Health, said, "The injured red deer was brought to us, and we immediately anesthetized it and began treatment. An X-ray was taken. We saw that there was a fracture in the leg. We also determined that there were numerous pellets in its leg as a result of a firearm injury. Its leg was in very bad condition. There are protrusions the size of tennis balls on both sides. We believe these are due to bone growth."

Emphasizing that the deer, estimated to be 4-5 years old, will undergo an orthopedic operation next week, Onur said, "We will anesthetize the animal and perform an orthopedic operation. It will be a difficult operation. We estimate that it has lived in the wild in this condition for approximately 1.5 years. We want to restore the red deer to health and release it back into its natural habitat. As veterinarians, we will be very happy if we can achieve this."