Federcaccia Bergamo has dealt with the case of a small roe deer in Maresana that would have been a victim of a poacher's trap. As the association explained, this would be the only hypothesis that can be dismissed with certainty: the roe deer had a few days (and not months) and certainly lost its paw there. where his mother had given birth to him. The truth is that in the month of June, many roe deer cubs fall victim to hikers or motor mowers. The former collect them believing them to be abandoned, the latter give no escape amputating the legs before they can escape. The female roe deer give birth and hide the young in the tall grass, often at the edges of the meadows and unfortunately the time of the deliveries coincides with that of the haymaking.
The mother stands by, and approaches the puppies only to breastfeed them, until I am able to follow it, so as not to be found by predators. The only defense of the little ones is to remain hidden in the grass: they are devoid of emanations and remain motionless and camouflaged. For this reason they are punctually overwhelmed by motor mowers, even those pushed manually, and at least remain with their paws amputated. The same fate affects the hares and the broods of pheasants and partridges. Abroad, real awareness campaigns are carried out to carry out the mowing starting from the center of the fields and spiraling outwards (so as to push the animals outwards) and applying various devices to the machines that make the animals flee before arrival of the blades.
A good idea would already be to scour the lawn to be mowed. And, a valid rule when you find a young roe deer, never touch it! He is not abandoned but his mother is nearby. Touching it would leave your scent and mom would most likely abandon it. The fact that a trap was thought up speaks volumes about how people are totally unprepared compared to the impacts that human activities have on fauna: we should not be surprised if it were said that haymaking in June reaps more roe deer than the hunting season.