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First FWP told me not to feed the bear cub leave it be,we will let nature takes its course, then they said in the article they were relying on me to monitor the situation? Which is it? Leave her alone and let her die or monitor the situation for us?
Wouldnt it have been protocal to give me the number to the MWRE Center in Helena if they could NOT or would not come up to check out the situation! I was told by the wildlife Center
the Cub was on her last leg and its was a good thing we did the transfer that day!
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posted on Thu, May 15, 2008 08:14 PM
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Sick critters. bysouthward2 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
Not having seen the actual quote, I would say you were given a pretty stock response they give to the many, many "animal in distress" calls they get. Then, once you were involved they expect you will monitor the situation (or not) based on your own discretion, which was just another way of saying they don't have the resources or imperative to monitor it themselves.

If they monitored and referred all of these calls I suspect they (and the rescue centers) would be overwhelmed. Also, intervening in a lot of these situations messes with the natural order where, as Mr Darwin points out: more offspring are born than could possibly survive given the available resources. Often this includes charismatic critters, too.

Please don't get me wrong. I'm sure watching that little cub struggle was heartbreaking. I am not questioning your instinct, compassion, or the positive outcome in this situation. Only trying to address your question about FWP's response.

When I was a kid my dad worked for a similar agency in another state. Even as a low-level employee he routinely got calls at home about sick badgers, waterfowl, squirrels, etc. Most often the response was either "leave it be" or "keep an eye on it." If they did respond, because of disease or danger to humans, as often as not the solution was to dispatch the critter with a bullet. Based on my observations, it's just not within the capacity of these agencies to be animal EMT's.
Thank You for your response bylad4062 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
I want to thank you for your response. I guess i just took it personal when i saw a small cub dieing and no one had the time to care for her, I would be very busy with no live if I was working for FWP!