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Show - - . animals is best left to their mothers Feeding baby and others Hikers, campers who find young animals and birds in Utah's backcountry this spring and summer are urged to. leave the animals and birds where they find them. Those who find baby birds in their neighborhoods are encouraged to do the same thing. Feeding baby animals is best left to their mothers and fathers, said Ron Stewart, conservation outreach manager for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Northeastern Region. With spring in the air, it wont be long before the Division gets flooded with calls from individuals who found an abandoned baby bird or mammal and would like us to take care of it, Stewart said. While we appreciate and share the concern of the caller, the best caregivers are its Often these strategies look plained. For example, deer fawns learn to walk soon after birth, but they are far from coordinated or strong enough to run away from their predators. So, evolution has added a few safety measures. Most predators on these fawns have a good sense of smell w'hich helps make up for an inability to see color, Stewart said. Deer have so fawns are that the adapted born scentless, meaning they dont have an odor so predators cant smell them. Also, their fawns best strategy for survival is to hide for its first few weeks of life. The doe usually moves away to feed or rest, but still remains reasonably close by. If she senses danger, such as a human, she will leave in hopes of luring the predator away from her fawn. Humans, which have good color recognition, often see the fawns in their hiding places. Since the doe is hiding, many people assume the worst. They conclude the fawn has been abandoned and pick it up. Thats the worst possible thing they could have done -they just took a fawn from its SNOW COLLEGE 11 Eo a and Breakfast 04 300 Kant MONT1CELI.O, UTAH 800-045-370- 07 June 2 WWW.THEGHISTMILLINN.COMl is a Its adaptive strategy. not uncommon for a good wind to blow them off and so people find them on the ground. The best thing to do is to get them out of reach of house cats by simply placing them back up onto a safe branch. The baby will squawk and the parents will find it. Other common calls come when a nest is found after a tree is taken down, or if the birds nested on a piece of outside equipment. If you can, relocate the nest to a nearby tree or other safe place, Birds are extremely good parents and will almost always find the new spot by following the sounds of their young. Stewart said. MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL Brent Johansen CAMP VOLLEYBALL HOUT1I along the branches of their tree and then call for their parents to bring them food. This mother, Stewart said. If you see a fawn or calf elk, dont approach it. Take a look from a distance if you like but if you approach it, your scent could kill it. Numerous studies and observations have documented predators following human tracks. Ive watched coyotes and other predators cross a path that someone just walked and immediately turn and follow it. Maybe the predators are curious, but if youve just checked out a fawn, youll lead the predator right to it. Abandoned baby birds are another problem. Birds have also developed some strategies for raising their young which often leads people to think they need to lend a helping hand, Stewart said. Young birds will often leave their nests before they are able to fly. They usually spread out camouflaged. With these adaptations, the THE GRIST MILL. 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