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We've had a call, uh, just now about two cubs that have been found on the lawn. And it sounds a really sad state of affairs. We've got one that's lying motionless on the lawn, and we've got one that almost looks like his head's stuck under a shed. There's also a lot of flies coming from under the shed, too. So, it's a real mixed bag, but, uh, we're on our way quickly to get there now and see how we can help. Arriving on site, we didn't know what to expect. The two fox cubs were alive and mobile. But, they were tiny. How many have we seen in total? After surveying the area, we established that the den was, in fact, under the shed. But, with night drawing in, we wasn't certain that mom was around
and tending to these poor cubs. We decided that morning would bring more light to the situation. So, we're back at location today. Um, we were at this, uh, property yesterday. We had, uh, two cubs, probably between two to three weeks old, uh, just coming out of this tiny little gap here, coming out and then going back in. We put some trail cams down last night at the entrance just to see if mom's coming back and forth. We looked at the trail cam footage, but all we found was a speedy hedgehog and one inquisitive cat. But, sadly, there was no sight of mom. So, we're a little bit worried now that cubs are in there on their own. We're still seeing a little bit of a presence of flies. So, now we've upped this to emergency status,
and we're going to see if we can get the cubs and bring them back to Wildlife Aid. With the thermal camera, we spotted the two cubs from yesterday. Right at the back. I think there's two cubs there, look. So, just the two? Yeah. Oh, I can see them there, really close. It's coming out. It's going forward. He might come around. It just needs to come out a little bit further. It's very thin.
It's really thin. Yeah, really thin that one. And with one cub rescued, it was time to lure out the second fox cub. Very thin, also really thin. Covered in ticks. Fact, she's thin. She's covered in ticks. This is something that mom would manage, so remove removal of ticks and cleaning. Obviously feeding would keep them well nourished. So, this is These are two cubs that I'd definitely say there's no mom in the den. So, that's two. But upon checking under the shed again, the thermal camera picked up another heat signature.
There was at least one more cub under the shed. [clears throat] This Oh my goodness. But this cub sadly was in a really bad way. Boy, it's very cold. Let's get you in the warm. This is almost skeletal. [snorts] Pop him straight away. God, you know what? It's days like this makes it kind of worth it, doesn't it? Just then, another head appeared from under the shed. Another thin one.
We've got a thin here, little one. Thanks for getting that on camera. Little one. Ouch. Ouch again. Thank you. Loads of little ticks in the toes. So, again, it's Yeah, it's something the mom would sort out. Let's pop you in. That's four. But, the cubs just kept on coming. I got you, little Oh, another feisty one. Another thin one. More ticks. Another bitey one. Ow. Let's get you in. Oh, this one won't let go. I'll just find my wife and give them the good news. Instead of two, we got five. So, with five cubs rescued and one in critical condition, we had to rush them quickly back to Wildlife Aid.
Back at the center, it was all hands on deck. The two, that's now five. I know. One's quite poorly. Okay. One cub was very poorly indeed. And needed urgent treatment. But, the others seemed strong in comparison. The vets had confirmed that the mom had not been around for about a week. Judith gave the cubs temporary markings. And then, they were all placed together inside an incubator.
