In Belgian farmland, ‘Saving Bambi’ one dawn mission at a time

Petit rescues a deer detected with his drone in the tall grass of the Mehaigne meadows. — AFP Relaxnews

Cedric Petit’s drone hummed above a Belgian field. He spotted a white dot on the control screen: a tiny fawn nestled in the tall grasses – soon to be rescued from a grisly end.

Four years ago, the 40-year-old wildlife lover founded a group with a simple mission: "Saving Bambi" helps farmers avoid the nasty surprise of finding a tiny mammal or nesting bird ground up by their machinery.