Post Date: 16 November 2021
Rescued from the wild. To our nature conscious minds, this statement sounds absurd. But this is not always the case with everyone. At FreeMe Wildlife, we engage with various people about this topic regularly, but why do some people assume that some wild animals need to be rescued from the wild? In this context we are not referring to wildlife that is sick or injured, but rather perfectly healthy individuals removed from perfectly healthy environments. A classic example is the belief that a tortoise crossing the road in a wild setting somehow needs to be removed from the wild and brought into a rehabilitation centre, sanctuary, or worse – become a pet.