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You're not allowed to feed the wildlife in a national park. If you do, it's punishable with a $700 fine. They tell you that human food can make animals sick and that the animals may have rabies or something. The real reason is that the animals will get used to living on hand-outs and when the tourists fade away in the winter, the animals will not know how to fend for themselves anymore and will die of starvation. I would never had fed them but I'm willing to photograph animals who others have fed. These squirrels (there were dozens popping up) were all over the Grand Canyon Village begging for food. |