This baby fox had a VERY lucky escape!

Yes... netting strikes again!
This young cub is the latest in a long series of fox cub entanglements here at Wildlife Aid. Although the little vixen was very feisty and bright, she had not quite escaped unscathed and the clock was ticking to try and get her back home...
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[@charlotted6247]

Netting should have huge warnings on the actual product. Poor defenseless animals losing their lives due to netting is needless.

[@Wal48]

That’s a good idea. Seems like every time Wildlife Aid is called out, there is another animal caught in netting and some people who had no idea it was a problem! Maybe a warning on the product is one way to get the message out there!

[@EEmB]

Maybe we should all do a campaign aimed at the manufacturers to include this!

[@paolagrando5079]

Look up the companies that do nettings and send them emails asking to put a warning on them.

[@wildlifeaid]

We would love to see that!

[@williamzeber4836]

@@wildlifeaid Maybe an investment on doing PSAs on your local television stations.

[@MayaPosch]

That was one adorable fox cub. So glad she got to rejoin her mom and siblings. Hope they all grow up to be healthy and happy :)

[@wildlifeaid]

She was indeed! We're keeping everything crossed for them! :)

[@jamesmackenzie5074]

Wonderful to see Phoebe and Jacob complete the success story 👍🏻

[@lakehuron7733]

Saw in the comments the idea that we should start a campaign emailing companies to place warnings on netting--so here are just a few located in the UK that we could contact: AgriFrames, Harrod Horticultural, Wire Fence, Gardening-Naturally and William James & Co. Unfortunately there's hundreds more but it's a start. So glad the little pup is ok and back with her family--wonderful work as always!

[@wwolf1987]

Dziękujemy.

[@susand9296]

It's always bloomin' netting lately! Thanks for rescuing this orange floof.

[@wildlifeaid]

It is indeed! :(

[@t24hy44]

Little fox seemed to be listening to the rescuer's explanation of the procedures to be followed in her situation.

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha! Them listening to us would be a first! ;)

[@SteveWilsonGU1]

I rang you guys up last Sunday about a hedgehog, I found it in the middle of the road at 10:35pm on Saturday; it had a twisted back leg. When I spoke to reception, she said I was too far for you to come out to, I live in Surrey but don't drive, she gave me a telephone number for a charity called "Happy Hedgehogs"."Happy Hedgehogs" were useless so a local vet fortunately took it; I thought you covered all of Surrey?

[@aowyn_]

I’m so sick of the netting being left down 😭I just don’t understand, it literally takes a couple of seconds to save lives! Thx for saving the little one ❤️

[@wildlifeaid]

We agree! We see so much of this and it's so easily avoidable :(

[@emaavramov-atlas9564]

Human: You are angry. Fox cub: Can you blame me?!

[@wildlifeaid]

Very true!

[@ironix1]

Great effort and successful recue. Well done Lawrie and the vets. That nasty netting is just a health hazard.

[@gemmacruz8529]

Well done, Lawrie!!! Glad that little one could go back to mum!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks so much :)

[@mochawolf4003]

All or these adorable fox cubs get into the worst situations. But at least they have amazing people to help them! Good job WAF

[@ltpinecone]

This channel is the best. Cute animals and great humor. Very cute little fox.

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks so much. We really appreciate it!

[@marygames8003]

Such a healthy little girl. Glad she could be re-united with her family.

[@SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

Really is adorable.

[@MegaMan87]

Such a adorable little Floof. It had pink lips! Thankfully and Hopefully will reunite with her family.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

What a little cutie face so glad he is ok. Phew. They get into more trouble curious little nuggets.

[@u.e.u.e.]

Really adorable! 😃👍 And again... nobody in the family has ANY idea of what the cub is telling them: taken care of, big bright plastic container, 1st time riding a car, large room and table, free food, a calm night in a soft den, 2nd car ride... 😉

[@u.e.u.e.]

@David Wanklyn Maybe! 🤪

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha! It's quite the story and will never be believed!

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Sounds like a children's book idea

[@Bigrignohio]

"Yep. it's very scary". Channeling Simon there I see.

[@janetashton3718]

Lovely cub I hope I hope she never has any contact with humans again ,yet again netting a problem .

[@bobbifreedman2435]

He’s so cute. The guys are wonderful.

[@neovo903]

that's a very vocal fox!

[@wildlifeaid]

She was indeed!

[@JBluesC]

At 0:34 I thought the guy pulled out tiny little handcuffs. :)

[@jrsygrl72]

me too! 😄

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha! Not quite!

[@p4ngolin]

fox jail for the crime of being too cute

[@ExquisiteKinkyCoils]

😊❤🦊 Well done team🏆.

[@ladyinred92]

Cute and feisty , but I’d be feisty if I’d been caught in netting like that too. Well done guys ❤️

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha, very true! Thanks very much for the support :)

[@morzanturian4946]

Vocês são MARAVILHOSOS. Deus os abençoe.

[@redjelly8321]

Thank you for all you do! 👍💕

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks so much :)

[@xaraxania]

aww, sweet little baby thanks you for helping her

[@margaretpoole7089]

To hear 'reunited with family' 👍📯 adorable she is. Thanks be for swift treatment for injury.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

I always love happy endings! And I'm glad to see the little cutie finally settled down once it became clear nobody was going to hurt him. :-)

[@kaykinomoto6209]

I was just curious. What happens if a fox cup is separated from it's mum over 48 hours? The mum won't accept the cub back? She was incredibly cute for sure!

[@hond654]

I almost typed why the netting was not put aside, then I saw this little one managed to find it anyway!

[@redactedbananas]

For a second I thought those scissors were little fox handcuffs lol

[@NoraBHagen]

yayy! another cub saved and going home! :)

[@Dani-El.]

Nice work!

[@wildlifeaid]

Thank you!

[@HelenaMikas]

"If they are happy to " and if they quit leaving netting she is back ..Netting is a nasty nuisance .Lethal Well done WAF 👍

[@jenniferofholliston5426]

What a good squeal!

[@wildlifeaid]

She had quite the lungs on her!

[@daedelous7094]

I thought this was a re-upload when I got the notification....nope, just deja vu. So many of these cases and similar circumstances, must get grating after a while.

[@janetdear6429]

💪 awesome job guys, great video thanks 💖😁

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks so much :)

[@soltanakouider5922]

merci

[@wildlifeaid]

Merci!

[@omrivol]

Well done WAF!

[@katrinafarmer207]

That’s just beautiful thank you

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks so much. She was a beautiful cub!

[@ShyClam]

ah another fox cub trapped in netting, I almost thought you made a mistake uploading the same video again, that's unfortunate. That's good that those people called you. I try not to think about all those trapped animals that will never get helped, that's too sad.

[@lillywho]

Is there any site where one could watch more thorough videos on a variety of cases? Basically the TV show you apparently used to do. Especially the fox cubs that you care for long term I'd be delighted to see a documentary on.

[@traida111]

well there are some good ideas there. They do long term projects such as the fox cubs and also the badger cubs. They could get a film crew to record the progress over a long period of time and release a long video like 1 hour long or something. Maybe even put it on a premium website for a small fee, with the proceeds going to the Wildlife Aid..

[@wildlifeaid]

We have many videos on our channel covering our fox cub rehab process, but you can still find Wildlife SOS (our old TV series) on TV and DVD if you would prefer! :)

[@lacountess]

Human parents after 48 years: I finally reconnected with my lost child! Fox parents after 48 hours: who the bloody f#%^ are you? Oh nature 😆

[@faiqali4127]

Great job good luck APPRECIABLE JOB..........♥️

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks very much!

[@Suve35967]

Well done Lawrie and Team. Great work as usual.👍 Now do you want your car washed.🤣

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks very much!

[@FacheChanteDeux]

So cute:).

[@seriousspikesam7770]

Very cute. Also very dangerous to fingers if handled poorly.

[@wildlifeaid]

They definitely can be!

[@avacat8852]

wonderful!! such a sweet little foy cub !!!

[@juliehayne4636]

❤🦊❤

[@RohitKumar-ub5bn]

Great work 👍👍🧡🧡

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks so much :)

[@benduckx9367]

Out of curiosity, what is special about "48 hours"? TIA.

[@wildlifeaid]

In general, 48 hours is the maximum 'safe' time where you can reunite a lost cub with mum without risk. It is possible after this (and we have done it in the past), but it requires much more monitoring and is usually avoided if possible :)

[@benduckx9367]

@@wildlifeaid Thanks for your response. "Risk" of what?

[@Robby334]

Well done Lawrie

[@wildlifeaid]

Many thanks!

[@nevem5010]

💕

[@genevievelovell4204]

it's a mandrake!!

[@womenfemale1849]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@ingeborg-anne]

Don't apologise for Lawrie not being Simon. He'll be morphing into him one day soon :)

[@sjleo799]

💜💙💚💛🧡❤

[@Threxis]

I'd want to keep him 🤩

[@wildlifeaid]

They are definitely adorable, but it's always best to keep wild animals wild :)

[@cryingash]

Wow that car was empty! Isn‘t it usually nearly full to the top? xD

[@TunTavernWarrior2]

If it were ethical I would love to have a fox as my own. But I don’t believe it’s ethical. A fox belongs in the wild.

[@wildlifeaid]

They are stunning creatures, but a fox should, as you say, always stay wild :)

[@KateeAngel]

There are special pet foxes. But they still stink! 😆😆😆

[@chlorinatedpopsicle5098]

The other day, I was in the mood to rewatch the Wildlife Aid video where Simon rescues baby blue tits that had both their parents killed by predators because their nest was so close to the ground, but it seems to have been removed, along with some other clips from the original TV show. Is there a reason why clips from the original TV show have been removed? It's a real shame.

[@Xevose]

its about time this channel rebranded to Fox Rescue

[@wildlifeaid]

We rescue much more than foxes but, at this time of year, we do get a lot of calls to help trapped cubs!

[@Xevose]

@@wildlifeaidI know foxies are just my spirit animal

[@grazynak.9460]

👏👏👏❤️

[@wildlifeaid]

Many thanks!

[@leahjacobson9253]

I would have named her Simon-n;)

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha!

[@pbs4535]

I would have kept & raised that baby fox it was adorable. I love spoiling critters.🦊👍🏼

[@HenritheHorse]

Better let them be free.

[@susand9296]

I'm sure it's mummy would not have wanted to you do that. It's a wild animal shouldn't be a 'pet' if it can be released as such.

[@validark]

Foxes make horrific pets, they stink, they yell, they bite, they piss everywhere, theyre not cats, theyre not dogs theyre wild animals and will behave as wild animals Stealing a wild fox to keep as a pet is poaching and buying one is supporting the exotic pet trade which is horrific and does so much harm to the ecosystem and animal populations

[@wildlifeaid]

They are definitely adorable, but it's always best to keep wild animals wild :)

[@vjary8142]

Very cute and adorable indeed Lawrie, No, I meant the fox cub, really I did.

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha! Thank you!

[@u.e.u.e.]

Where did your Spanish vet leave to? (Manu?)

[@wildlifeaid]

Maru left WAF to follow her dream of working with birds of prey in Spain :)

[@u.e.u.e.]

@@wildlifeaid It's a pity for you, a pity for us subscribers - but I can understand her! I remember her dedication of cosmetic "surgery" by replacing feathers in 1 or 2 occacions and repairing the feathers with steam.😃👍 Maybe she will get a well-payed job in Kuweit, Khatar, Dubai or Abu-Dhabi one day 😉 (Although the "sport" there leads to a quite short life of the birds. 😳

[@lolcatz88]

Did someone get a little nip on the finger? Looks like the vet had blood pooling under their glove when they were giving that injection!

[@Evadooker]

how do you know it was reunited with its family? it looks like it was just let go in a corner

[@p4ngolin]

2:50 is that blood in that glove ? was the fox a bit naughty ?

[@judykinsman3258]

Why do do many people use netting in their gardens?

[@marley7145]

All the swelling in her leg? Different fox?

[@wildlifeaid]

The swollen-leg cub was one from another case (featured in our previous video). This little girl luckily only had minor constriction damage to her neck and nothing wrong with her legs :)

[@annikawettle978]

Lawrie is a sweetie, like how he kept cracking up the fox , and calling it cute :) Well done as always, go team WAF 🌷

[@mariannelebris1424]

" not Simon, sorry" 🤣🤣🤣 You are perfect, Lawrie, and the baby fox is safe.

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha thank you! :)

[@justvideos3216]

Has anyone ever asked you to free an animal without damaging the net?

[@wildlifeaid]

Yes actually! We try to limit damage if possible (and we have freed several animals without net damage), but if it's the net or the animal, then damage must be done :)