![]() ![]() “You don’t want to be the next person to separate a baby animal from his or her parents. “With WRR’s advice, everyone can do their part in keeping wildlife families together,” she said. “Rescuing wild baby and adult animals takes an understanding of the situation it is essential to have the proper knowledge to successfully help them. “During this baby season, take a moment to educate yourself and your friends,” Cuny said. If you still haven’t seen the parents return to their baby, contact WRR’s 24-hour emergency hotline at 83 and be sure to leave your name a phone number to ensure a prompt response. For birds and squirrels monitor for two hours. Step 4 – Watch and wait to determine if the mother returns. If the fawn is near a busy road, it is best to move her to a nearby safer area and then walk away. The baby is exactly where her mother placed her. If the fawn is sitting or laying normally, do not bother her. For example, if you see a fawn alone who is lying on her side, breathing heavily or has ants around her, then there is something wrong and she needs help. Step 3 – While observing the animal, try to see if the baby is in distress, hurt, or exhibiting any unnatural behavior. Depending on the species of animal, it could take as long as six or more hours for the parents to return to their young, so it is extremely important to be patient. Step 2 – Observe the baby from afar so as not to scare off their parents who are probably still in the area and may return. Wild animal parents are devoted to their young and will not abandon them except in extreme circumstances. In fact, their mother is probably nearby seeking food for them or herself. ![]() Just because you came across a baby wild animal who appears to be alone doesn’t mean they have been abandoned. To decide whether a baby animal really needs to be rescued instead of just left alone, WRR urges residents to follow these steps before intervening: As helpless and frail as they appear, they are there for a reason and they probably have parents who are keeping a close watch nearby.” “Most of the time, the best thing to do is to leave the baby wild animals right where you found them. “While we are always here for every animal in need, we never want any healthy wild baby to be taken from her parents,” said Lynn Cuny, founder and president of WRR. The non-profit rescues and cares for over 11,000 native wild animals a year, and that number is increasing due to overly concerned citizens who don’t know what they’re doing by trying to help. Lynn Cuny, founder and president of WRR said in most cases the mother is standing nearby, well-hidden, watching her youngster disappear. Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR), which operates facilities in Kendalia and San Antonio, says the last thing already vulnerable wild animals need is a call from another concerned citizen who “rescued” a wild animal because they didn’t see its mother. Thousands of baby possums, squirrels and raccoons, deer, bats, skunks, snakes, deer and coyotes are either here or on their way. ![]() The Canyon Lake area is right in the middle of the so-called wildlife “Baby Season,” which lasts from the warmer months of spring to late summer. For emergency assistance call WRR's 24-hour emergency hotline, 83.
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