Young wild animals in your yard?

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife recommends, ‘If you care, leave them there’

 DOVER (May 20, 2015) – With spring mowing and haying season underway and with DNREC having received recent calls from people who have found what they believe are \”abandoned\” newborn rabbits, the Division of Fish & Wildlife would like to remind well-meaning wildlife watchers not to \”rescue\” recently-born wild animals. Eastern cottontail rabbits, in particular, may appear to be alone, since their mothers often temporarily leave their ground nests to avoid attracting predators, returning only to feed their young.