A fawn was rescued from an abandoned, 10-foot-deep well in the Town of Milan last month.
June 18, Environmental Conservation Police Officer Radomski and Forest Ranger Grillo responded to a call regarding the fawn that ended up in the well, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement.
Radomski and Grillo, utilizing a ladder borrowed from a concerned resident and pruning shears to clear the vegetation around the well, were able to safely extricate the animal.
The fawn appeared to be in good health.
Later, the young animal was reintroduced into the woods where the mother deer was last seen.
This is one of the many types of calls the DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement executes.
In 2025, they fielded an estimated 101,169 calls. Environmental Conservation Police Officers and Investigators across the state responded to over 35,575 complaints, leading to 15,673 tickets or arrests for violations ranging from deer poaching to solid waste dumping, as well as illegal mining to illegal pet trade.
“DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) and Investigators enforce New York’s Environmental Conservation Law to ensure the protection of public safety and our vast natural resources, including air, water, wildlife and New York’s one-of-a-kind outdoor spaces,” DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton said. “This highly specialized and rewarding work is instrumental to upholding our stringent laws and making the great outdoors safe and enjoyable for everyone.”
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