WHEN IT COMES TO CUTE BABY DEER, BUNNIES AND BIRDS…THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS IT’S BEST TO KEEP YOU HANDS OFF.
SPRING IS A BUSY BREEDING SEASON FOR WILDLIFE, WHICH MEANS A LOT OF YOUNGINS RUNNING AROUND. D-N-R- SPOKESPERSON ED CROSS SAYS PEOPLE OFTEN PUT THE BABIES AT RISK…THINKING THEY HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
CROSS SAYS IT MAY ALSO LOOK LIKE A BABY BIRD HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE NEST, BUT THE FLEDGLINGS LIVE ON THE GROUND FOR A FEW DAYS WHILE THEY GROW THEIR FLIGHT FEATHERS.