Overview

• PETA wrote to Jägerverein München-Land and neighboring hunting associations requesting they refrain from targeting the leucistic fox or any red foxes in the region.
• Landesbund für Vogel- und Naturschutz experts confirmed the fox’s white coat and blue eyes stem from leucism, a harmless pigment disorder distinct from albinism.
• Nature photographer Dominik Reigl documented the juvenile fox in late July but declined to disclose its precise habitat to shield it from disturbance.
• Complete white leucistic coloration in red foxes is exceptionally rare, with only a handful of cases recorded worldwide, underscoring the animal’s scientific significance.
• Conservationists and local wildlife authorities are coordinating protective guidelines to guard against trophy hunting and public disruption of the fox’s habitat.