Angler advised to release juvenile squirrel
A trout angler was told to release an unusual catch last week.
According to the Sept. 16 weekly conservation officer report from the Department of Natural Resources Rochester-area: “A trout angler was checked who had a live juvenile gray squirrel resting on his shoulder that he had found near the river. The angler was advised to part ways with the squirrel.”
A 2015 article from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service gives several reasons why wildlife—even young animals found by themselves—shouldn’t be touched or fed includes this tidbit:
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