Foxes are more likely to go to residential development: Rosprirodnadzor told residents of the Leningrad region how to behave when meeting with a red crook

Foxes are more likely to wander in residential areas. Usually they are young and inexperienced animals, just beginning their own path. Foxes born in the spring grow quickly and begin to look like adults. In the autumn they begin their resettlement period. Young people go in search of their territories. During this period, animals can often be seen near roads and in settlements.

The press service of Rosprirodnadzor notes that the growth of urban development contributes to meetings with foxes, as residential buildings approach their habitats.

Animals appear in the urban environment not only because of the proximity of natural areas bordering residential areas, but also due to the availability of readily available food.

Food waste left in the wrong places and the food people feed to homeless animals can attract wild and even dangerous, sick animals. Therefore, it is important to maintain cleanliness in the local area.

If foxes appear near the house, they should not be fed. Human food can harm wild animals. Moreover, when animals get used to being fed, they begin to specially come to people for food, which can also threaten unpleasant consequences. We wrote about this in detail in the material about a fox, which was noticed with a garbage bag in its teeth near the Nizhne-Svirsky Reserve.

The behavior of wild animals can be unpredictable. Even if an animal has taken food from you and has not caused harm, it does not guarantee that it will not become dangerous in the future.

“Let us stress that foxes can be carriers of rabies. Citizens should be alerted if an animal approaches a person, gives himself petting and behaves like a pet, experts say.

It should be noted that this is a wild animal, and this behavior may indicate its ill health. The North-Western Interregional Department of Rosprirodnadzor reports that the removal of animals from the natural environment for their rescue and restoration is possible only with the permission of the relevant state bodies.

Earlier, “MK in Leningrad region” wrote that the inspectors of Rosprirodnadzor came on a visit to the Foundation of friends of the Baltic seal and the park “Ladoga skerries”, where the rehabilitation of Shlissik and Kroshik.