There are zero times any human should be interacting with any wild animal. Leave them the fuck alone. Regardless if you think its injured or dying… LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE. Not some of you, not the caring few, not the self educated elite, ALL OF YOU! DONT FUCKING FUCK WITH WILDLIFE EVER. If something looks off, call you local DEC office or if you are outside of the US the equivalent of your country’s DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) but in case you missed the take away here… DONT FUCKING TOUCH, HELP, MOVE, PET OR ANY FUCKING DEVIATION OF ‘INTERACT’ WITH ANY FUCKING WILDLIFE OF ANY FUCKING KIND. I dont care how much you want to help, just fucking leave it be and call the proper department for your area and walk the fuck away.
There are zero times any human should be interacting with any wild animal. Leave them the fuck alone. Regardless if you think its injured or dying… LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE. Not some of you, not the caring few, not the self educated elite, ALL OF YOU! DONT FUCKING FUCK WITH WILDLIFE EVER. If something looks off, call you local DEC office or if you are outside of the US the equivalent of your country’s DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) but in case you missed the take away here… DONT FUCKING TOUCH, HELP, MOVE, PET OR ANY FUCKING DEVIATION OF ‘INTERACT’ WITH ANY FUCKING WILDLIFE OF ANY FUCKING KIND. I dont care how much you want to help, just fucking leave it be and call the proper department for your area and walk the fuck away.
https://www.fws.gov/story/2015-01/keep-wild-wildlife-dont-touch-or-feed
https://www.greenmatters.com/community/why-you-shouldnt-feed-wild-animals
https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/about/wildlife.html
https://ahconnects.org/when-not-to-save-a-wild-animal/
More sources for the down voters:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349098809_WILDLIFE_CONSERVATION_IN_INDIA_ISSUES_AND_CHALLENGES
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4778448/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223378778_Feeding_wildlife_as_a_tourism_attraction_A_review_of_issues_and_impacts
https://thefurbearers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-04-06-Feeding-Lit-Review-V.2.pdf
https://scisimple.com/en/articles/2025-08-04-the-impact-of-feeding-wildlife-on-health--ak56p4m
https://www.environmental-auditing.org/media/2939/2013_wgea_wild-life_view.pdf
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.17
https://www.lpzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Grades-6-to-8_FeedingWildlife.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/29469598_Feeding_birds_in_our_towns_and_cities_A_global_research_opportunity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716306851
https://acvcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The-Negative-Effects-of-Feeding-Wildlife-with-new-letterhead.pdf
https://environmental.larc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/06/Dont-Feed-the-Wildlife_2018.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370875582_Should_we_feed_wildlife_A_call_for_further_research_into_this_recreational_activity