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Nature
pubiic
concern
BY
JACK RIDDELL,
M.P.P.
Now that summer is
here and school is out,
more and more of our
young `people are en-
countering wild birds and
animals'- especially when
on vacation in the
countryside or by the
lake, away from the
urban environment.
Ministry of Natural
Resources offices
throughout the province
frequently receive
telephone calls or visits
from people who want
advice about dealing with
animals or birds which
have been hurt or cap-
tured in some way.
Typical of the type of
calls received are the
following, reported by a
Conservation Officer in
the Niagara area.
"My kitty caught a
little bird. I took it away
from her and it's all right.
What can I do with it
now?"
"I put the fawn back
where I found it and
watched for the mother,
but she didn't come back.
Will you come and get
it?"
Of course, most people
like animals and birds,
especially the yo.ung
"cute" ones. With the
best of intentions, they
rescue birds and small
animals which may or
may not really be lost or
strayed, or have been
injured by an accident
with a car or by another
animal. Often after a few
enjoyable and interesting
hours of admiring their
new pet, they realize that
. they don't have the
proper food or facilities,
or they don't have the
time for the necessary
regular two-hour feeding
on a 24'hour a day basis.
Realizing that the
Ministry of Natural
Resources protects'
wildlife and has an in-
• terest in the welfare of
animals and birds, they
placea call to the nearest
Ministry office, in the
hope that the problem
will be solved•for thein: __._._.
Often the response
which they receive from
the Ministry official is ,
disappointing. Most
members of the Ministry
• joined the staff because
of .an abiding interest in
true conservation and a
love of all the things of
nature.
However, they know
that what people are
sometimes motivated to
do by sentiment or
emotion is not
necessarily the wisest
course.
Almost invariably, a
caller is°told to place the
•fawn, the baby rabbit or
the little bird as close to
its original nest or hiding
place as possible, then go
-away and leave it alone.
They are advised not to
stay in the vicinity,
waiting for the mother to
return,, or. until the little
creature seems able to
take care of itself. •
There are, needless to
say;- a number of valid
reasons for the attitude
taken by ,the Ministry
people. • ,
The primary reason for
leaving the area is to
allow • the mother time
and privacy to .return -
For -Mit pie,
return.ForMitple, 3f a fawn is
returned to the• hayfield
where it had been
disturbed by the mower,
the doe will probably be
in the vicinity and not too
far away. However, she
will not return to her
young one if people or
machines are in the area*.
In fact some hours may
go by - it may even be
after dark before she
ventures forth.
There are, of course,
cases where the,mother is
killed or simply abandons
her "baby". What hap-
, pens,in these " cir-
cumstnces? What can
•be done?
Frankly, not a great
deal. There are really no
h pitals - or treatment
centres for creatures of
the wild. A veterinarian.
is trained to treat
domestic animals,
although he or she " may
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