50 YEARS AGO

April 26, 1973 – Late spring and early summer is a tragic time for wildlife “rescued” by well-meaning humans who fail to understand that nature must take care of its own. Too often we kill with kindness. No season ever passes in which citizens do not collect fledgling birds and baby wild animals supposed to be lost or abandoned. Most of the healthy baby animals are captured — not rescued. The mother is nearby, frightened into hiding by human beings, but fully capable of c...