The best thing you can do when you come across young wildlife is to leave it alone.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has a saying: If you care, leave them there.
Taking a wild animal from the wild not only decreases its chances of survival, but can be dangerous. While some young animals appear to be abandoned, they usually are not, with their mothers nearby watching over them and waiting for you to move on, DNREC said in a statement. Many wildlife species, including white-tailed deer, leave their young while they forage for food, visiting only a few times a day, with the young animal’s natural instinct to lie quietly to protect them from predators.
The best thing you can do when you come across young wildlife is to leave it alone.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has a saying: If you care, leave them there.
Taking a wild animal from the wild not only decreases its chances of survival, but can be dangerous. While some young animals appear to be abandoned, they usually are not, with their mothers nearby watching over them and waiting for you to move on, DNREC said in a statement. Many wildlife species, including white-tailed deer, leave their young while they forage for food, visiting only a few times a day, with the young animal’s natural instinct to lie quietly to protect them from predators.
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Whether in their own back yards or while taking a walk outdoors, Delawareans are likely to encounter young wildlife this time of year, and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) is reminding well-meaning residents that usually the best thing they can do when encountering young wildlife of any species is to leave the animals alone. Taking a wild animal from the wild will almost certainly ensure that it will not survive, so âif you care, leave them there,â they said.
While some young animals appear to be abandoned, they usually are not, with their mothers nearby watching over them and waiting for you to move on, officials emphasized. Many wildlife species, including white-tailed deer, leave their young while they forage for food, visiting only a few times a day, with the young animalâs natural instinct being to lie quietly to protect themselves from predators.
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