LEAVE WILDLIFE BABIES WHERE THEY BELONG --- IN THE WILD
(Photo credit: Tjflex2 ) It's as predictable as August heat. From border to border, the Wildlife Baby Season has arrived in Iowa. From May until at least mid-June, DNR field offices across the state will be inundated with hundreds of phone calls and scores of deliveries regarding "orphaned wildlife." Most calls begin with something like, "We were walking in the park when . . .," or "I looked out my window and saw. . ." In nearly every instance, the scenario ends with something [or several somethings] being rescued from their mother. During a typical season, the species will range all the way from baby robins and squirrels to spindly-legged white-tailed fawns. At this time of the year it is not at all uncommon for biologists to discover that complete litters of baby raccoons, foxes, or even skunks have mysteriously appeared on their doorsteps. Why this happens is no real mystery. From fuzzy yellow ducklings to tiny baby bunnies, nothing...