Driving home last night, I spotted a mother fox with her pups by the road--a treat! I decided to turn around for another look and when I reached the spot, a huge truck was idling there on the side of the road, I assumed, with other folks enjoying the show. There was a guy outside the truck, who grabbed a pup by the tail, jumped back in the truck WITH IT and drove off, laughing. I screamed and honked, but did not get their license plate. I turned my car around to chase them but they were already out of sight in the hills of Chena Ridge. Went back to check on the den, and the poor mom was exposed, with her two other pups, looking and sniffing around the road. Heartbreaking.
Luckily, Alaska has Wildlife Troopers. I gave a report to one Trooper Hildebrand who seemed to take the issue quite seriously. While we don't know the license plate, that image of that truck and the guys' laughing faces are burned into my memory. I'm looking for you, boys.
Kinda makes you wish someone had snatched them from THEIR mothers' den.
Luckily, Alaska has Wildlife Troopers. I gave a report to one Trooper Hildebrand who seemed to take the issue quite seriously. While we don't know the license plate, that image of that truck and the guys' laughing faces are burned into my memory. I'm looking for you, boys.
Kinda makes you wish someone had snatched them from THEIR mothers' den.
Sweet NatGeo photo of mother fox and pup.
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