{"id":27806,"date":"2020-07-30T10:26:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T16:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lnt.829stage.com\/?page_id=27806"},"modified":"2025-06-18T08:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:01:06","slug":"respect-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lnt.org\/why\/7-principles\/respect-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Principle 6: Respect Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27806\" class=\"elementor elementor-27806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31144ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31144ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aef99fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aef99fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfddcf6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dfddcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-999x999.png 999w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-445x445.png 445w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-1440x1440.png 1440w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-560x560.png 560w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-144x144.png 144w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE-272x272.png 272w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/LNT_7Principles-iconsTM_06-RespectWildlife-BLUE.png 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c24bd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52c24bd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe259d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fe259d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principle 6:<br>Respect Wildlife<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa7d720 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5aa7d720\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a1d168 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a1d168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhenever you are in an outdoor space, you are in the natural habitat of many wild animals and should work to minimize your impact on them.\u00a0 <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #006C81;\" href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wildlife-protection-project\/\">Human impacts on wildlife<\/a> can result in negative human-wildlife interactions, aggressive animals, a decline in the ecosystem\u2019s health, and relocated or euthanized animals. All these impacts can be avoided if visitors respect wildlife on all outdoor trips.\n\n<strong>The Basics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Observe wildlife from a distance. Do not follow or approach them.<\/li>\n \t<li>Never feed animals. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other dangers.<\/li>\n \t<li>Control pets at all times, or leave them at home.<\/li>\n \t<li>Avoid wildlife during sensitive times: mating, nesting, raising young, or winter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140f77fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"140f77fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77287aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77287aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice The Skills Of This Principle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fe12ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71fe12ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a7198 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8a7198\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f86c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39f86c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/food-storage-101\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-300x210.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-57305\" alt=\"a bear sitting in the grass trying to get into a bear proof food container\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-445x312.jpg 445w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-229x160.jpg 229w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-457x320.jpg 457w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-144x101.jpg 144w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister-272x190.jpg 272w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-tearing-into-canister.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0436ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0436ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #006C81;\" href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/food-storage-101\/\">Food Storage 101<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1faae1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1faae1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75843567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75843567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/bears-complain-pct-bear-hang-is-unbearable\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-300x210.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-57303\" alt=\"a man pointing up to food bags hanging from a line between two trees\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-445x312.jpg 445w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-229x160.jpg 229w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-457x320.jpg 457w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-144x101.jpg 144w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang-272x190.jpg 272w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bear-hang.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1cf7e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1cf7e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #006C81;\" href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/bears-complain-pct-bear-hang-is-unbearable\/\">How to do a Bear Hang<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488947b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"488947b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30599c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30599c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/do-you-know-these-3-tips-to-respect-wildlife\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-300x210.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-57304\" alt=\"a heron looking off into the distance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-445x312.jpg 445w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-229x160.jpg 229w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-457x320.jpg 457w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-144x101.jpg 144w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance-272x190.jpg 272w, https:\/\/lnt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/heron-looking-into-the-distance.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7427e679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7427e679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #006C81;\" href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/do-you-know-these-3-tips-to-respect-wildlife\/\">3 Tips to Protect Wildlife<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62694539 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62694539\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a3a717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a3a717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5cedfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c5cedfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeeing big and small wildlife is an exciting piece of our time spent outdoors. Whether it be a deer on a national forest trail or a chipmunk in our neighborhood park, we want to ensure we always give wildlife plenty of space. While animals may not seem bothered by our company, they can be unpredictable, and getting too close could cause them to harm us or injure themselves if they try to run away. \n\nDuring certain times of the year, such as mating or nesting season, animals are even more sensitive to the presence of humans. Seeing humans may cause wildlife to abandon their young or become more aggressive to protect them. In winter, critters have to work extra hard to survive, and causing them to flee will cause them to use the critical energy they need to survive. Make sure you give wildlife extra space during these times of the year.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579cf879 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"579cf879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a75720f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a75720f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c20b487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c20b487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food Storage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fd59c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58fd59c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Never feed wildlife, no matter how hungry they may look. Human food is unhealthy for wildlife, and regular access to it can cause animals to no longer seek their natural food sources, relying on us for their meals. Access to our food can also cause wildlife to lose their fear of humans and be attracted to us or unsafe areas like busy roadways.<\/p><p>It is important always to store our food and trash so that wildlife cannot get access to it. How you store your food and trash depends on what type of wildlife is in the area and local regulations around food storage. Putting food into a plastic storage tub may be enough if things like birds, squirrels, and bugs are all we have to worry about. However, in places like bear country, whether black bears or grizzlies, storing food, trash, and anything with a scent, such as toothpaste or deodorant, in a bear canister, locker, or locked vehicle is essential. No matter where you visit, check with local land managers to see what type of food storage is required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c92ca5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c92ca5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691ef05d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"691ef05d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59390683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59390683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pets in Natural Spaces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4582a82d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4582a82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPets can be some of the best adventure partners! However, wildlife is likely to see our furry friends as predators. It is important that we make sure our pets keep their distance from all wildlife and are not following or chasing them. Not only can wildlife injure pets in self-defense or while protecting their young, but they can also spread diseases such as rabies. Additionally, wild animals can be injured directly by our pets or while being chased. 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