Wild Care, the wildlife rescue center in Eastham, is open, but due to the Covid-19 crisis, staff are working remotely and the organization’s capacity is limited, according to a press release on April 15. As a result, Wild Care has issued guidelines for the public in hopes of keeping people from displacing wildlife unnecessarily. “It is baby season for wildlife,” said Stephanie Ellis, Wild Care’s executive director. At this time of year, people often come upon rabbits’ nests while doing yard work and worry that the newborn rabbits may be orphaned. But according to the announcement, “a mother cottontail rabbit feeds her young at dusk and dawn. She does not stay at the nest.” Wild Care wants readers to know that “a four- to five-inch-long baby rabbit is fully independent and does not need to be rescued.” In most cases, the best thing to do if you accidentally uncover a nest is to simply cover it back up. (Photo Wild Care/Kerry Reid)