When a wild fox cub decided to explore a construction site in his neighborhood in 2012, he didn’t realize that he was putting himself in danger.
Luckily, a group of kind construction workers discovered the mud-covered animal. They could’ve left him to die.
They could’ve made fun of him for looking more like a rabbit or a dog than a fox. But, instead, they did the right thing.
“This one had fallen in foundations which were too deep for [him] to jump out,” Schwar continued. “We receive many [animals who] have been illegally poisoned, run over again, caught in netting, etc. Many of these injuries are completely avoidable.”
This fox was most likely out exploring because the construction had forced his family to move out of their home. There is “no greater threat to animals’ survival” than habitat loss due to various land developments, according to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Fortunately, this fox’s story has a happier ending than many other animals affected by humans.
Since 1995, Schwar and the rest of the team at SEWH have been doing great work to rescue wildlife such as birds, frogs and, of course, foxes.