Why You Shouldn’t Help Baby Wild Animals... Unless You Should

While people’s compassion for wildlife should be encouraged and nurtured, sometimes it’s expressed in a way that proves fatal for the very animals they intended to save.

Top left: A fawn snatched from its mother in Pierce County, Wash. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife); Top right: Bison calf in Yellowstone National Park that two tourists placed in their car trunk out of concern for its livelihood. (Photo taken by Karen Richardson); and Bottom: A baby seal is seen laying across a shopping tote used to carry it off a beach in Westport, Wash., May 21, 2016. Marc Myrsell/Westport Aquarium via AP

Wildlife authorities are again warning people to not help baby wild animals, as rescue stories continue to end sadly.

While people’s compassion for wildlife should be encouraged and nurtured, sometimes it’s expressed in a way that proves fatal for the very animals they intended to save.