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Invasion of foxes in the capital

Are they dangerous and how should we react if we spot them?

Oct 30, 2024 11:36 23

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Boom of foxes in the capital. The animals have been spotted crossing busy boulevards and moving calmly in an urban environment, BNT reported.

Social networks are full of photos and videos. Some people even say that they already treat them as pets and feed them to their dogs and cats.

"Foxes, like other wild animals, are actually not at all exotic to big cities. And in Europe, in cities like Rome, Berlin, not to mention the Island, in England there are an awful lot of foxes every day, rather in the evening hours they are seen. And there, these populations have been known for a long time. They are wild animals and our advice as doctors is always not to force feed them because they are cunning animals and get used to finding food in a certain place every night. And there may be more contacts. And as a wild animal, it is better to keep contact to a minimum," explained Dr. Ranko Georgiev, veterinarian.

Much more often the fox will notice us and not us, the vet also said and advised not to try to catch and tame them because they are still wild animals:

"It is good to keep this distance. It's a win-win, not just for us, but for the foxes themselves. For example, for Sofia, in the southern districts, we are in their territory, not the other way around. And considering how cunning and highly adaptable they are as a biological species, it is only logical that they enter our territories as a population. There is such a term urban foxes in England, where it is widespread and the owners know their behavior, there are laws that protect foxes within the city."