Shepherds from the Judean Desert saw Ofer being attacked by stray dogs, and they kept the dogs away and made sure to inform a local inspector. The ofer was rescued and treated in a safari.
Ofer was examined and he was found to be healthy and normal, he was given fluids and then started feeding with milk substitutes. The deer population in Israel is stable today and the number of individuals is estimated at several thousand, but the danger of extinction still hovers.