Spring brings a variety of newborn animals that may look to be abandoned, but Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Protection Regional Supervisor Russell Duckworth said that’s rarely the case, and that it’s best to leave wildlife wild.
“Young wildlife are seldom orphaned,” said Duckworth. “When we see newborn animals alone, that means the parents are likely out searching for food and will return.”
A newborn wildlife species commonly encountered in the spring are young birds.
