Oh no, youve found an orphaned baby animal!

Or did you? Interfering with wildlife at the wrong moment can have catastrophic results . But that baby bird or squirrel, or rabbit really looks like it needs help, you think to yourself. What do you do?

Many of the babies rescued every year did not need rescuing to begin with, Heather Tuttle, manager at Castalia, Ohio, wildlife rehabilitation center Back to the Wild told The Huffington Post in an email.

The nonprofit wrote on Facebook Tuesday that concerned members of the public have already brought the group tons of baby rabbits and birds that were in fact not orphaned, and did not need help. Thats why the group posted this handy flowchart, explaining the steps people should take if they encounter a young bird, rabbit, skunk or squirrel.