The Prince Rupert buck known as sa国际传媒淗ammysa国际传媒 managed to evade conservation officers who sought to remove the hammock strings attached to the deersa国际传媒檚 antlers.
sa国际传媒淲e were unsuccessful in our pursuit to capture Hammy and free him of the hammock. He appears to be travelling a lot with the rut being on and doesnsa国际传媒檛 stay long in any one place, we will continue to monitor and if we can free up more time we will attempt capture again, thanks for all your help,sa国际传媒 wrote Tracy Walbauer, a conservation officer based in Terrace, in an email.
The officers drove in from Terrace and planned to tranquilize the buck and disentangle the purple threads. The deer has been donning the unique head gear since mid-August when it became caught in a backyard hammock. Since then, residents of Prince Rupert have started calling the deer sa国际传媒淗ammy.sa国际传媒
So why now? The buck has become a bit of an internet sensation, many people have expressed concern about his welfare, and the conservation office was aware of the situation.
sa国际传媒淲ith the rut starting right now wesa国际传媒檙e a little worried hesa国际传媒檚 going to get entangled with another buck when theysa国际传媒檙e sparring and wesa国际传媒檒l have two of them tied together,sa国际传媒 said Tracy Walbauer, a conservation officer based in Terrace, on Nov. 16.
The conservation officers were in Prince Rupert from Thursday until Friday and reached out to the public to report sightings of Hammy.
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They were asking people to call 1-877-952-7277. Sightings are usually posted on the Chronicles of Hammy The Deer Official Page, which has 1, 180 members.
The woman who started the page, Marced茅s Mark, said she has been concerned about the buck becoming tangled with another deer. sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 so glad they are taking steps to help Hammy get the hammock removed,sa国际传媒 she said, encouraging people to post photos and to call the conservation office number.
Walbauer said once they find Hammy they will be tagging the deer to track his whereabouts sa国际传媒 but that it isnsa国际传媒檛 a GPS tracker. People will be able to spot Hammy, once the hammock pieces have been removed, by the little yellow tag that will be placed in his ear, that is if the conservation officers ever find him.
shannon.lough@thenorthernview.com
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