Why should hikers avoid feeding wild animals?

Animals may become a danger when used to human food.

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  1. It attracts too many photographers
  2. It makes animals sleepy
  3. Animals may become a danger when used to human food ✔

Why: Animals fed by people can become habituated and dangerous, sometimes needing relocation or worse.

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Answer: Animals may become a danger when used to human food. Animals fed by people can become habituated and dangerous, sometimes needing relocation or worse.

  1. Hiking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiking
    Hikers are advised not to feed wild animals
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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