State Conservation Officer Tim Williams of Hastings said taking wild animals home is not only a bad idea but against the law. Wild animals are covered by Nebraska game law and are illegal to possess. In the spring, baby animals are in abundance. Some become victims of their own cuddliness, Glantz said. Children find them and bring them home.
Adults are afraid they'll be harmed.
Sometimes an animal's behavior can be misleading. For example, a mother duck will act injured to lure a predator away from her ducklings. Thinking the mother is going to die, passers-by have been known to scoop up the babies and take them to the shelter. Occasionally, people see baby rabbits that appear to be alone, capture them and bring them to the shelter. Glantz said the mother rabbit probably is hiding somewhere nearby.