A male deer was rescued today from an irrigation canal in north Sacramento, thanks to the help of state and local rescue personnel. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) collaborated with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District (SacMetro Fire) and the Office of Emergency Services (OES) to save the frightened buck from its unusual […]
CA: Local, State Agencies Collaborate to Rescue and Release Trapped Buck
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