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Show I ! Wildlife Is For Looking j At, Not For Taking rji i - I Springtime is the beginning of life 1 outdoors, the season when little ) animals begin to appear. I Young wildlife have a built-in ! charisma that seems to compel people to pick them up. How often have you watched a spotted fawn or i cub bear without developing an j immediate desire to cuddle the I critter? To this newborn wildlife, man is i an ever-present if well-meaning I danger. Too often young wildlife is considered to have been abandoned ; and is taken home by private i citizens. In reality, it is almost never . the case that the mother has i deserted her young. She is only out i of sight. i Picking up wildlife is illegal in I Utah. In addition, it is a burden in t effort for state wildlife officers who i are invariably called upon to take charge of the animals and usually leads to death or a pathetic existence for the animal itself, which cannot successfully adapt to a man-made environment nor easily readjust in the wild. In their natural surroundings, animals learn where to feed, rest and how to avoid danger. It is in these surroundings that wildlife belong, to be enjoyed and left undisturbed. |
