Urban Foxes: From Cute to Nuisance
Update: 2025-12-07
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Urban foxes in the UK are making headlines, with residents reporting more frequent and bold encounters. These creatures, once seen as either cute or a nuisance, are now venturing into homes and public spaces. A millionaire businessman even installed an electric fence to keep them away. A prominent columnist shared her experience of contracting scabies from a fox that had made itself at home on her sofa. Wildlife experts suggest that while the number of foxes hasnt increased, their visibility has due to humans feeding them, making them lose their natural fear. This has led to more frequent interactions with people. Meanwhile, theres been a rise in urban foxes contracting mange, a severe form of scabies, due to weakened immune systems from processed human food. Experts advise against feeding or encouraging foxes, as maintaining their natural wildness is crucial for their well-being and to reduce human-fox conflicts.
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