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If You Ever Find A Baby Squirrel On The Ground This Is What You Should Do Next!
This is the time of year that has people getting back outdoors, and often times this is also the time of year plenty of baby animals are being born. It's not uncommon for someone who is out in a park or the woods and enjoying being outside might come across a baby squirrel that has fallen out of the tree, or was left behind by its mother. If you are so compelled to try and save it, this is what you should do when you find a baby squirrel.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota recently posted to its page what someone should do if they were to find a baby squirrel on the ground, and it's good information to have, as it also can pertain to other animals as well.
- Keep it warm overnight
- Do not feed it
- Put the squirrel back on the ground as close as possible to where you found it, on a towel with a hand warmer or two under it.
- Make sure to keep all activity/dogs/kids away from the area to give mom a chance to retrieve her baby
- If after several hours the baby still hasn't been claimed by its mother, you can bring it to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.
Many people consider squirrels as nuisances or pests, but they do serve a purpose as they assist in forest regeneration through their seed-eating.
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