Welcome
Welcome everybody to the 2nd edition of Foxwatch News. We have lots of interesting and entertaining stories this issue which we hope you will enjoy. Read about the varying fortunes of foxes in urban and rural territories. Is the fox population stable now or under threat?
I myself particularly enjoyed reading the story submitted by a wildlife watcher in County Clare. I can really relate to her sense of joy when a pair of foxes came up close to her. While foxwatching in Sligo recently, a young fox came within 15 feet of me. It might have come closer but I was tempted to quietly take a photo of him and the flash sent him darting away. Still, as always, it was a thrilling moment to get so near to a wild animal.
Since issue 1, several foxes have been rescued, rehabilitated and released back to the wild by our very own Peter Akokan.
I have had the pleasure of meeting each one of them including the adorable Bill and Ben brothers and the timid and wary Harold.
Unfortunately we are entering a period where we have no fixed location to continue with our fox rescue operations. We hope to rectify this in the not too distant future.
If you do only one thing after reading this newsletter, make it a trip out into the countryside to see foxes in action. It will be well worth the effort. Guaranteed!
Philip
