IF YOU SEE BABY WILDLIFE THAT APPEARS LOST, INJURED OR ABANDONED,- LEAVE IT ALONE. THAT'S THE ADVICE FROM NEW MEXICO GAME AND FISH OFFICIALS. THEY SAY THAT THE MOTHERS USUALLY HIDE THEIR YOUNGSTERS WHILE THEY FORAGE FOR DRINK, AND ARE CLOSE BY.
OFFICIALS SAY THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS TAKE THEM HOME OR TO AN ANIMAL CLINIC BECAUSE THEY RARELY SURVIVE WHEN THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. CONTACT WITH HUMANS AND THEIR PETS CAN ALSO BE FATAL.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU FIND AN ANIMAL THAT APPEARS TO BE INJURED OR A SAFETY THREAT? CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH.
