Oh deer! Wild animal spotted in downtown Vancouver
A deer was wandering downtown Vancouver earlier this morning (July 21).
The young animal was spotted making its way down Granville Street. It then proceeded west, onto Howe.
https://twitter.com/Womanwhovotes/status/623519012991795200
Mary Pynenburg posted the photograph above at approximately 8:45 a.m. Roughly ten minutes later, the picture below was taken by Kate Lawrence.
https://twitter.com/KateBLawrence/status/623521226594463745
More photographs appeared on social media as the morning continued.
https://twitter.com/chelle_lan/status/623528183191638016
Around 9:45 a.m., it looked like the deer had moved east, down into Yaletown.
https://twitter.com/rico_ysl/status/623534441621667841
And then just a few minutes later, it was spotted up in the West End.
https://twitter.com/Brigita_V/status/623536120349917184
The Vancouver Police Department said that wildlife conservation officers are aware of the deer and on their way to assist the animal. In the meantime, the VPD requested that people give the deer space and refrain from crowding the animal.
https://twitter.com/VancouverPD/status/623530703091859457
There’s no word yet on where the lost-looking animal came from or how it got so deep into the city’s downtown core.
Early in the afternoon, the deer was seen leaving urban areas and entering Stanley Park.
Comments
2 Comments
cathy
Jul 21, 2015 at 10:51am
Dear Deer-whatever you do don't go by Wildebeest Restaurant.....
Hope it manages to escape the city o.k.
Joe Blaggs
Jul 21, 2015 at 12:11pm
What is this Vancity Buzz? Must be a slow news day.