- Date
- 2009-08
- Kind
- Rescue
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationhealthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
An injured fawn first called Jasper and later Jazzy was brought to Jeff Powers after its leg was crushed during field clearing. After the leg could not be repaired, it was amputated; Patti Christie, Mary Cook, Bob Banville, Signé Thomas, and others helped with feeding and care before the deer moved to a caregiver in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper rehabilitation report, not a veterinary record, wildlife permit, or later outcome report.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2009, "Jazzy."Reports a fawn injured during field clearing, an unsuccessful attempt to pin its leg, amputation of the damaged humerus, community feeding and care, and transfer to a Upper Peninsula caregiver under DNR restrictions. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the fawn rehabilitation report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community rehabilitates the three-legged fawn Jazzy, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jazzy-fawn-rehabilitation-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2009, "Jazzy." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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