Don't Feed Wild Animals!

Feeding wildlife permanently impacts their behavior. Once “tamed” wildlife can incur irreversible damage. They will become dependent on humans for food and will leave their natural environment. This exposes them to the dangers of human society; including being electrocuted by power lines, run over by cars, caught and put into the illegal pet trade, hurt by domesticated animals, and thought of as a pest. Healthy wild animals should actively try to avoid humans.

 

Feeding wild animals is NOT helping them survive. 

 

When wild animals leave their natural habitat they risk electrocution and human conflict. 31% to 36% of electrocuted animals die instantly. The ones that survive electrocution often fall to the road or contract an infection. Dead animals on the side of the road have become common sightings in Costa Rica. On a 4 km-long segment of road, there was an average of 2.7 mammals and 1 bird death per day. Help prevent this by keeping animals in their natural environment, do not feed them. Save lives today!