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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Why Are People Seeing So Many Foxes This Year?
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:45
	Publish Date:		2021-07-19 09:31:00
	Description:		There seem to be more red foxes than usual this year across northern Wisconsin. In this week’s Wildlife Matters, the Masked Biologist takes an in-depth look at these fascinating canines. Recently a colleague and I were out in a boat doing a survey when we saw some activity on shore. We moved in for a closer look and were treated to a show. A red fox was raiding a snapping turtle nest, carrying off one egg at a time, caching them in different locations nearby. When finished, the fox used its nose to fill the turtle nest back in and trotted away seeming pretty satisfied with a job well done. Foxes are the smallest canines in North America. Here in the Northwoods we have two kinds of foxes. The red fox is the more commonly observed of the two. It likes forest with lots of rabbits and rodents, and open areas such as meadows, hayfields, pastures and marshes. Most of us picture a bright, rusty red or almost burnt orange fox with a white throat, black legs and a white-tipped tail. In fact,
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