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Poor dear.

A bewildered doe with a leg injury wandered onto the Upper West Side on Tuesday before being caught by Animal Control and eventually euthanized.

The fateful fawn was struck by a car on the West Side Highway before making its wayward trip into the concrete jungle, police sources said.


  An injured deer limps in the middle of the Upper West Side on Tuesday morning. Courtesy Colette Bernheim An injured deer limps in the middle of the Upper West Side on Tuesday morning. Courtesy Colette Bernheim

Photos captured the limping deer wandering down the middle of West 73rd Street near West End Avenue around 10 a.m. as one person walked a dog and another person pushed a stroller nearby. 


  A woman apparently tried to corral the wounded doe at one point. Courtesy Colette Bernheim A woman apparently tried to corral the wounded doe at one point. Courtesy Colette Bernheim

The dog, ears perked, appeared captivated by the wild incursion on city life.

One concerned woman tried to sneak up behind the poor animal but was unable to corral the creature.

The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit soon responded to the scene and sedated the deer, cops said. 

Reps from the Animal Care Centers of NYC arrived and transported the wounded doe to their facility. 

While at the center, the deer was euthanized to prevent further suffering, officials said.

White-tail deer are native to New York, although in the Big Apple, they are typically only spotted in the Bronx and Staten Island, according to NYC Parks

Some of the cotton-tailed cuties have actually been known to swim from Staten Island to New Jersey, the department claimed.


  The ailing deer was eventually euthanized to prevent further suffering, animal-control officials said. Courtesy Colette Bernheim The ailing deer was eventually euthanized to prevent further suffering, animal-control officials said. Courtesy Colette Bernheim

Other bridge and tunnel deer occasionally make their way down from Westchester County by hoof during migratory seasons, according to the county.

There are roughly 1.2 million deer across New York State, with roughly 300,000 hunted every year, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.

But while a deer sighting is rare in Manhattan, Central Park has been known to be home to coyotes, one of which was spotted galavanting the grounds earlier this year and another who was caught slinking into a parking garage on the Upper East Side.

Animal Care Centers of NYC did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.

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