Walk slowly and quietly to keep creatures calm. All animals have a comfort zone. If an animal moves away from you, you are too close. Get up close and personal by using binoculars, spotting scopes, and camera lenses. Remember, you car is often your best observation blind.
Wild animals are WILD and unpredictable.
Do not endanger wildlife with human food. Nature provides the healthiest diet. Feeding animals can also cause them to lose their natural fear of humans and become more dangerous. Litter is lethal. Animals can die when strangled in six-pack rings or from eating litter.