The cub season is in full swing and the SUST-Orphan Wildlife@Wildlife Rehab Center in Bucharest (RO), is currently inundated with calls. Many of the callers inquire about what to feed the cub they found. However, wild animals do not belong in private hands, because their rearing requires an enormous amount of expertise.
That is why our experts recommend the following procedure when finding young animals:
1. BEFORE taking a young animal from the wild and taking it with you, first clarify whether the animal actually needs help or whether you are doing them a "disservice" by taking it. Fully feathered young birds, for example, will usually continue to be fed by their parents, even on the ground. In the case of fawns, the mother usually waits nearby until the "enemy" moves away and then returns to her young.
2) If you have informed yourself in detail and are convinced that an animal can only survive in human care, you should definitely contact a specialized agency and under no circumstances try to help the animal on your own by giving it something unsuitable.
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