What Do I Do If I Find a Baby

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Those are squirrel babies!
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What Do I Do If I Find a Baby?
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• Its morning. Walking through the woods, you
  spot a baby bird crouched down behind a rock.
• What do you do?
• (Choose A,B,C or D)

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A Take it home! Youve always wanted a pet.
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B Throw rocks at it.
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C Leave it there and hope its Mom finds it.
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D Check to see if its injured. If its OK,
make a replacement nest, OR put it back in its
own nest if you can find it.
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D! A wild baby belongs in its nest.

• If you cant see its nest, you should
• ? Make a nest for it.
• However, if the bird is injured, you should ?
  Call the Ellicott Wildlife Rehabilitation
  Center.
• What are the worst things you could
• EVER do to a wild bird?

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1 Try to feed it
Here, eat this.
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2 Try to keep it

• Birds will think theyre human if theyre raised
  by one. This is called a imprint. If the owner
  lets the bird back into the wild, the bird will
  die.

I just got the cutest bird today! I named him
Oscar
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To help reinforce that, its

• ILLEGAL!!!!

It was just a goldfinch! How could I resist?!
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3 Stress itA wild babys little heart beat
RACES when touched by humans!
YIKES!! MONSTER!!
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FeedingKeepingStressingAny of these can result
in death. Avoid these and you will give the
baby its best chance for a happy life!
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I FOUND A BABY MAMMAL!!What in the world do I
do?
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What if this were You? What would YOU do?
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First, check for injury. (Hint It is likely
to be injured if your cat or dog brought it in.)
Here, let me see if youre okay.
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If it is injured, call a licensed wildlife
rehabilitation center.
MOM! I need to use the phone!
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If it isnt injured, try to put it back in its
nest or den. Once there, wait for its mother to
return. If she does not in a couple hours,
call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
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The Mammal Page
Special guidelines apply to some animals. Click
on any animal below to learn its exception!
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Fawns
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• Often a mother will leave her fawn in a safe
  place in the grass this might be your backyard!
• ? DO NOT DISTURB THE FAWN!
• A fawn in need of help will walk around, crying.

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Bats
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Do not touch a bat!

• Bats can carry rabies! If you are bitten, youll
  have to get shots!!

If you find a bat on the ground, ? Call a
licensed wildlife rehabilitator, because thats
unusual behavior
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Rabbits
Baby rabbits are safest in their nest. Its nest
may be a small hole covered with grass.
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• If you find a baby rabbit out of its nest,
• Place it back in its nest.
• Sprinkle baking flour or lay threads around the
  nest. Return in a couple of hours. If the
  thread/flour is disturbed, all is well. If not,
  or.
• If you cannot find the nest,
• Call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

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Raccoon
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• Most likely, an orphaned raccoon is not really
  orphaned. A mother raccoon might leave her babies
  in different locations.

• If you find a baby raccoon,
• Watch it (from safe distance!!) at night to make
  sure its mother returns.
• If its still there in the morning,
• Call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

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• Hopefully, youve learned a lot.
• If you treat wild animals with respect,
• you could be a hero!
• Next time you find a wild baby, think twice
  before picking it up.

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You can be an animal hero!!
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