Virginia wildlife center staff wear red fox masks to care for orphaned kit, preventing imprinting and increasing wild reintroduction chances.
Staff at a Virginia wildlife center are dressing in red fox masks as they care for an orphaned kit found less than 24 hours old. The center's Executive Director, Melissa Stanley, was captured wearing the mask while feeding the baby kit, ensuring the orphans raised in captivity do not become imprinted on or habituated to humans. This approach increases the likelihood of the kit being reintroduced into the wild.
March 13, 2024
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