Overview

• Founded 35 years ago by Trevor Williams, The Fox Project now rescues about 1,400 red foxes annually across south London and its suburbs.
• Volunteer rescuer Nicki Townsend operates a VW Caddy ambulance to respond to foxes trapped in tight spaces or injured by vehicles or soccer nets.
• Surviving cubs are socialized in packs before being released in rural areas while adults are returned to the neighborhoods where they were found.
• Approximately half of rescued foxes do not survive treatment and recent calls included a cub with a fatal puncture wound and an adult transferred for intensive care.
• A 2016 University of Brighton study found that rehabilitated foxes often wander farther upon release, suggesting potential stress and exposure to added risks.