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    AZGFD urges public to leave baby wildlife alone

    May 8, 20211 Comment
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    Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentPhoenix AZ (May 8, 2021) – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds the public to leave baby wildlife alone. As temperatures rise and days grow longer, newborns of many wildlife species are beginning to explore the world around them.

    AZGFD encourages people to resist the urge to help seemingly abandoned animals, including baby birds and young rabbits, as a parent is likely nearby and will return once humans have left the area.

    stock_azdfg_fawn2“Picking up or ‘rescuing’ baby wildlife is often unnecessary and can have negative consequences,” said Stacey Sekscienski, wildlife education program manager. “While the intention is well-meaning, the ‘rescue’ often results in a newborn or juvenile animal being taken from its parents, which are likely just out foraging for food and water.

    “This can often leave a parent searching for its young, and wildlife raised by humans is less likely to survive if released back into the wild.”

    Once they’ve been removed from the wild, some species of baby animals, such as elk calves or deer fawns, may even have to be euthanized because they cannot be released due to disease concerns. In addition, zoos and other wildlife sanctuaries have limited space to hold them.

    Wildlife centers around the state are inundated each year with baby birds, rabbits and other wildlife that were unnecessarily taken from the wild.

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    The public should contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator if they encounter an animal that is clearly sick or injured with wounds or broken bones; is unresponsive or lethargic; has been attacked by a cat or dog; or there is strong evidence that the mother is dead.

    Young wildlife found in a yard or in the field is rarely abandoned. Typically, once the perceived predator (perhaps a dog, cat or person) leaves the area, one or both parents will return and continue to care for the young.

    Baby birds are the most common wildlife species encountered by the public and removed from the wild. Additionally, eggs of ground-nesting birds like quail should be left in place when discovered.

    “It’s reassuring to know our Arizona community is passionate about caring for wild animals, but most often, the best thing anyone can do is just to leave baby wildlife alone,” Sekscienski said.

    For more information on what to do if abandoned or injured wildlife is encountered, visit: www.azgfd.gov/urbanrehab. 

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    1. Carol Hazelett on May 11, 2021 12:45 pm

      IN SEDONA THE HUGE, NEWEST INFLUX OF TRAFFIC, HIKERS AND MT BIKERS HAVE CHASED AWAY MUCH OF OUR LOCAL WILDLIFE FOR MONTHS NOW. FOR SEVERAL DECADES I HAVE PUT WATER OUT FOR ALL THE WILDLIFE BEING SO IMPORTANT DURING THE EXTREME DROUGHT. BUT MANY DIFFERENT MAMMALS ARE NOT AROUND ANY MORE. I HAVE SEEN NEW AND YOUNG JAVELINAS NOT MAKE IT WITH THEIR FAMILY HEARD AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW THE QUAIL NOT COMING AROUND. NOW WITH A RECENT POLICE BLOCKADE AT THE BACK O’BEYOND ROUNDABOUT TO LIMIT THE CARS… THE QUAIL ARE NOW ABLE TO CROSS THE STREET!!! AND I WILL CONTINUE GIVING WATER.

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