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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   Brooke and a team of conservationists are tracking a newborn deer mule fawn in Utah. Will they find a sleeping beauty at the end of the transmitter?   About Wild Wonders with Brooke:  Young conservationist Brooke Carter learns about what it takes to protect animals and the planet. Watch as she learns from conservation experts and travels the world on unimagined adventures!    This clip comes from Season 3, Episode 8: "Forest Fawns"    EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:  At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.       EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxtv/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxtv  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthxtv      How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV    #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Eco-friendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00The doe deer has a transmitter on it that emits a frequency and when we turn it on it makes a beep.

00:11Yeah.

00:12Can you hear that?

00:13Uh-huh.

00:14And where it's loudest is the direction which we'll be traveling.

00:17We'll try to sneak up on it so we can find the doe and then we'll find the fawns right after that.

00:21Okay.

00:22Sound good?

00:23Yeah, sounds great.

00:24Are you ready to go?

00:25Alright, let's load up and go.

00:30Okay.

00:38I think we're getting pretty close.

00:43You okay?

00:44Yeah.

00:45Scratchy stuff.

00:48So we've arrived where these fawns were born.

00:51So somewhere in this vicinity we're going to search around and try to find these fawns that are on the ground.

00:56I like to mark it with a piece of flagging so we know kind of where center is and we'll just start searching.

01:01It'll be a very small kind of six to eight pound baby deer trying to be camouflaged on the ground.

01:08So right now we're looking for a baby deer.

01:11It's about probably about that big.

01:13Brooke.

01:14Let me guess, you found it.

01:15No, you did.

01:16See it?

01:17Oh my goodness.

01:20It's so cute.

01:23It's so cute.

01:25We're going to approach it very slowly.

01:27Okay.

01:28It's hiding right now, trying to stay hidden from anything.

01:31So you'll just kneel down and put your hands on it.

01:34Just make sure it doesn't run away.

01:36Oh my goodness.

01:38You're so small.

01:40Okay.

01:41What we're going to do, we're going to weigh this really quick.

01:44If you can pick it up right behind its front legs there.

01:47We're going to put it in with its behind in the bottom there.

01:51It's so small.

01:54Its body weight at birth is very important to its health and survival.

01:58And so we want to know how big it is.

02:00Got to make sure it's not skinny, right?

02:02Yeah.

02:03So you've just weighed her and she is 3.035 kgs.

02:10That's a very good healthy size for her.

02:16Next, we're going to measure some things.

02:19This is just another indicator of how healthy it is.

02:2122.

02:22Let's stretch out its leg there.

02:26Yes, it is.

02:27Okay, right behind her leg.

02:35So this is the radio collar for the fawn deer.

02:38It's very small.

02:39It has some elastic on it so it can grow and this will expand with it.

02:43It's a lot smaller than the elk we did the other day.

02:46So we'll just slip it over its head and it'll stay on tight and stay with it.

02:50We'll be able to track its movements for the next several months.

02:53Awesome.

02:54All set?

03:03So why do you guys do this?

03:05What do you use all the information for?

03:07Good question, good question.

03:09We're trying to monitor the survival and the health of each of these deer.

03:13Mule deer populations are declining throughout western United States and we want to improve that.

03:19We want to make things different.

03:21So we're learning what habitats are important to these deer and how we can improve those habitats so deer can survive better and we can have more deer around.

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