Please Report Dead Fox Cubs

 

As an update on my post regarding fox cub deaths...

I have now been informed of two fox cubs found dead in Bristol gardens on Monday 14th June.

That one was in BS9 and the other in neighbouring BS10 raises a few concerns as does the fact that there were no visible injuries. To put it into perspective BS9 and BS10 probably has a fair sized fox population and we know cub mortality can be high so two deaths out of dozens of cubs is not significant unless more are reported.

The Health and Safety Executive can collect bodies and have them examined for cause of death. The possibilities are disease or a virus which vets would need to be alerted to. The others include pollutants or pesticides or even poisons. Once a cause of death can be determined action, if necessary, can be taken.

So, please, if you find a dead cub photograph it as you found it in situ. Take a photo of the head/face and full body shot then please bag the body and then get in touch with me so that I can report it to the HSE to collect.

If the cause of death is a disease or virus then being alerted to this quickly could save other foxes.

Thank You