2023-04-22 20:34:07
Canton of Bern
“I couldn’t let this fox cub die in my garden”
A vixen gave birth to three babies in a private garden in Langnau (BE) before being run over. As one of the cubs was about to die, the man decided to save him.
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The baby fox who was saved by the resident of Langnau, in Emmental.
Peterson Palombo
Peterson Palombo lives in Langnau, in the Bernese Emmental, and has a garden much appreciated by wild animals, including foxes. A vixen also felt so good that she gave birth to her three little ones there, under the eyes of the resident. Before unfortunately being hit by a car shortly after.
Suddenly, the villager called the local game wardens to find out what to do with the little ones, who remained in the burrow and now deprived of their mother. These assured Peterson Palombo that the foxes’ father would look after them. “Since the death of the mother, I have heard the father calling the cubs at night. I am reassured to know that the little ones are well and truly taken care of, ”he confirmed.
“I knew he was going to die if I did nothing”
However, one of the babies started shaking a lot and was obviously not well. “It was cold and he could barely walk,” the man said. Even though he knows never to touch wild animals, he decided to help the little one. “I knew he was going to die if I didn’t do something, and I couldn’t let that cub die like that in my backyard,” he explained.
Peterson Palombo therefore wrapped the animal in a cloth and gave it some milk. “I then spent half an hour looking after him. When I felt like he was warm enough and could survive, I moved away again,” he said. The fox then disappeared between the bushes and returned to its burrow. Since then, everything seems to be back to normal and the three little ones have been seen several times frolicking in the garden.
Baby foxes frolicking in the Bernese garden.
Peterson Palombo
Like most wild animals, foxes are subject to federal law on the hunting and protection of wild mammals and birds. Anyone who captures, keeps or takes away such an animal is liable to a fine of up to 20,000 francs. “If you find a fox in pain, you should contact a wildlife warden immediately. We then take care of the animal”, according to Peter Siegenthaler, game warden in Langnau. It is then these specialists who judge what the fox needs and how to help it.
(Zoe Stoller/cht)
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