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VIDEO: French mayor frees fox whose head was stuck in pipe

The mayor came across the animal during a visit to the city’s old fortifications

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Should foxes still be classed as ‘pests’ in France?

The animals can currently be hunted and killed all year round, but environmentalists say their status should be changed as, far from being a risk to nature, they actually help it

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Court suspends decree for hunters to cull 1,700 foxes in north France

Animal welfare groups say decree amounts to a ‘veritable massacre’ but the prefecture says it is needed to help regulate the species

Animal welfare groups fight decree to kill 3,000 foxes in north France

The decree in the Oise department is set to give 15 hunters permission to kill 200 foxes each on ‘regulation’ grounds, but animal protection groups pledge to fight the decision

Judge rules 1,430 foxes can be killed in Normandy this year

The ministry of justice has upheld a prefectorial decree ordering the killing of 1,430 foxes by 2021, despite opposition from nature protection association One Voice.

Charming story of photographer who befriends a fox

An unusual and touching friendship between a wildlife photographer and a young fox, pictured, who meet almost daily in a wood is to be made into a book.

Foxes suspected of stealing shoes in French hamlet

A hamlet in the Côtes d'Armor (Brittany) has been left confused after residents’ shoes began to mysteriously go missing - with local foxes thought to be the culprits.

French group offers €500 reward for ‘best foxhunter’

Hunters in the Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) have sparked controversy after promising a financial reward for any member who kills the most foxes in the department this hunting season.

Fox cubs run amok in Paris cemetery

A group of fox cubs have been spotted playing in a cemetery just one kilometre from La Porte de Choisy in Paris.

Foxes are intelligent and adaptable

Foxes may be regarded as pests, but are a valuable link in the biodiversity chain and deserve protection, says wild animal charity Aspas, which has a fox as its logo.

Foxes

VIDEO: French mayor frees fox whose head was stuck in pipe

From fox cubs to singing mayors: Five good news stories from France

Should foxes still be classed as ‘pests’ in France?

Court suspends decree for hunters to cull 1,700 foxes in north France

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