Virginia Wildlife Center Staff Dress as Foxes to Care for Orphaned Kit
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Associated Press
Staff at a Virginia wildlife center are caring for an orphaned red fox kit by wearing a fox mask and taking other precautions to prevent the kit from becoming imprinted upon or habituated to humans. The kit was found in an alley in Richmond and is being fed every two to four hours while being comforted by a large stuffed animal meant to mimic her mother. The center is also working to reunite the kit with other red fox kits of the same age and weight in order to eventually release them back into the wild together.