Limit Animal Handouts to the Zoo; Keep Wildlife Wild

“You’re creating a hazard for yourself, your neighbors and the animals,” FWC biologist Anni Mitchell said. “It’s a thrill to have animals eat from your hand, but you need to limit that experience to captive animals.”

Feeding wildlife can cause animals to become a nuisance and can be harmful to their health, according to FWC wildlife biologists. Most importantly, it can interfere with their natural survival instincts.  FWC officials said feeding wildlife does not help animals and may actually harm them. Also, it is illegal in Florida to feed certain animals, including sandhill cranes, bears, raccoons, foxes, alligators and others.

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