The Number Of Foxes Is Increasing In the Area - By Rachel Wright - Carshalton girls
The number of foxes in the area is increasing rapidly every day. During the winter a fox does not hibernate so it will always be looking for food. Urban foxes have a very short life span between 12 – 18 months which many people don’t realise.
I conducted an interview with one of the employees from Pets at Home Croydon and this is what she had to say:
“This time last year there was a fox who kept visiting our car park. He was quite a big fox but unfortunately, he had a disability, his leg was injured which caused him to limp. The staff here called him “Limping Lenny” which I found rather amusing. The wildlife rescue centre would regularly be called and come to visit in the hope of rescuing him but he was much to sly for them and he would run away.
Eventually after a long haul one of the vets based here managed to capture him and put a call into the wild life centre. All the staff here would feed him and we soon discovered that his favourite food was “Mc Donald’s” chicken nuggets. At least he was being taken care of and we all helped to nurse him back to health.
The lady mentioned that once it started to get dark foxes seem to appear out of nowhere. They tend to stick together.
Many people in the area are seeing an increase in the fox population. Foxes are becoming less scared to venture out in the day and they are becoming less frightened of us humans. Could this mean that foxes could take over the area? Probably not but if you do see a fox lurking in your garden we would recommend that maybe just leave a fox treat like raw meat out as many are suffering from starvation.
Even in the winter there is a good chance you will see a fox if you watch out and observe carefully.
Rachel Wright
Carshalton High School for Girls
