N.S. DNR untangles Christmas lights on deer’s antlers

The Nova Scotia DNR has untangled Christmas lights in a deer’s antlers.

A deer spotted in the Bedford area with Christmas lights tangled in its antlers has been rescued according to the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

“We’re pleased to report our staff removed Christmas lights from a deer’s antler in the Bedford Area,” read the post to X on Friday.

DNR said these situations can sometimes resolve themselves after the deer sheds its antlers, but they decided to step in and remove the lights after they had shifted around the animal’s neck.

On Monday, DNR said they were monitoring the deer which was roaming through a Bedford neighbourhood after receiving a report from a local resident earlier in December.

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