HELPING ORPHANED WILDLIFE

This time of year we begin getting multiple calls a day about orphaned wildlife. Maybe it's a baby bird on the ground, sometimes it's a young raccoon in a tree, or fawn in a road ditch; all of these situations are actually fairly normal circumstances for these young animals to find themselves in and most of the time they don't need to be rescued, they need to be left alone.

Here is an excerpt from an article posted on the Missouri Department of Conservation's web site.

"It is usually not practical or desirable for common wildlife species to be captured by humans and raised for later release into the wild. In most cases, it is illegal to keep wildlife in captivity and it usually leads to animals that are ill-equipped for life in the wild. They lack the survival skills that should have been taught to them by their parents and often they don’t survive the stresses of captivity. While it may make us feel better, we are usually not doing wild animals any favor by intervening in the natural cycle of birth, reproduction and death."

To read the entire article follow this link: MDC Blog

Total Wildlife Solutions is not licensed for Wildlife Rescue or Rehabilitation. If you truly believe you have an injured animal contact the Missouri Department of Conservation or a local Veterinary Clinic.