An article is currently making the rounds with the advice to leave laundry baskets untouched in nature, as this protects fawns...
Is there any truth in this?
Yes!
If you should see a laundry basket or a hare cup standing next to a marker during your walk in nature - whether in a meadow, at the edge of a forest or on a field path - PLEASE do not touch anything and above all do not lift it up!
Usually clearly marked with a flag, there is usually a fawn or other wild animal underneath. It has been secured in this way by volunteers, farmers or hunters before a meadow is mown.
To spare the animal inside or underneath additional stress, please move away quickly - the fawn rescuers do the same, which is why they are not visible. However, they are nearby or will soon be back.
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