Terrible Home & Life Habits That Are Harming The Wildlife Around You

2.Feeding The Wildlife

It sounds counterintuitive, but feeding the wildlife around you is causing more harm than good. It disrupts their natural feeding patterns and encourages dependency on human-provided food. This, in turn, may lead to malnutrition and reliance on human-sourced food. You must allow the wildlife to find natural food sources on their own. If they’re exposed to food from humans, it may also alter their behavior and diet, which may lead to long-term harm.

Animals need different nutrients than humans. And think about this, if you’re feeding them a snack, it means that dozens of other people are probably doing the same thing. This prevents them from hunting, scavenging, or foraging as they naturally would. When the animals get used to food, they lose their fear of humans, which can lead to death or injury. And if an animal is waltzing towards you with the expectancy of food, and suddenly becomes startled, they’re more likely to attack or hurt you, whereas previously they’d never even thought to approach you (NPS).