We are very busy with orphan season and I say this all the time, but I still get people that call regarding orphaned wildlife that think they can 'raise' the baby properly themselves, keeping it wild and teaching it what it needs to know to be successful in the wild. PEOPLE, quit being selfish. This isn't a 'fun project' you and your family can 'do'. This is a life that you know nothing about. Stop thinking about yourself and put the orphan first. We didn't learn everything it is we know about our profession from an email asking someone to 'tell us how to do it'. It takes years and even now, we are still learning as this information we have learned and studied, changes every year, just like human medicine, with updated proceedures and diets. It's so frustrating, knowing these animals will most likely die at the hands of selfish people; completely preventable. Wildlife rehabilitation is a true profession, not a hobby!
