{"id":280079,"date":"2025-11-08T21:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/280079\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:47:21","slug":"woman-sees-fox-with-something-around-his-neck-then-realizes-hes-in-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/280079\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Sees Fox With Something Around His Neck \u2014 Then Realizes He’s In Danger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in July, Julie Bernstein looked out her window in Pennsylvania and spotted an animal in trouble. A large fox roamed her backyard with a piece of tubing around his neck.<\/p>\n

Julie Bernstein<\/p>\n

Worried about his safety, she called Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center (Aark)<\/a> for advice and set up a camera to track his movements.<\/p>\n

The tube appeared to have split into two pieces. The fox\u2019s fur stuck out between them as he prowled Bernstein\u2019s property.<\/p>\n

Julie Bernstein<\/p>\n

\u201cThe object around his neck was likely a section of drainage pipe,\u201d Amanda Leyden, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and clinic director at Aark, told The Dodo. \u201cSmall animals sometimes take shelter in these pipes, and a curious fox may stick its head inside to investigate or hunt, only to find itself stuck when trying to back out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aark told Bernstein her best option would be humanely trapping the fox and bringing him into their facility.<\/p>\n

First, Bernstein needed to set up a feeding station for the fox, whom she affectionately named Tubey, in an area he visited often. She documented Tubey\u2019s movements with a trail camera.<\/p>\n

Next, Bernstein placed a humane trap close \u2014 but not too close \u2014 to the food.<\/p>\n

Over several weeks, Bernstein then inched the food closer to the trap every day, encouraging Tubey to follow his meal into the cage.<\/p>\n

\u201cFoxes are extremely intelligent and cautious,\u201d Leyden said. \u201cSo this process took quite a bit of time and patience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, in late October, nearly three months after Bernstein first spotted Tubey, he found himself caught in her trap. She immediately drove him to Aark for help.<\/p>\n

Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center<\/p>\n

\u201cSurprisingly, Tubey was in excellent condition,\u201d Leyden said. \u201cHe had a beautiful, full coat and was a healthy weight of over 18 pounds. He was a very large red fox.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though in good health, Tubey was understandably distressed by his situation. The drainage pipe around his neck could not have been comfortable, especially after so much time. Being in a cage and surrounded by humans didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center<\/p>\n

Aark\u2019s team sedated Tubey, cut off the tube and gently examined his neck for injuries. Luckily, there were no wounds or irritation below his fluffy fur, just some ticks that the staff removed.<\/p>\n

To be safe, they also tested for sarcoptic mange, a parasitic infection that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service<\/a> says could be fatal if left untreated. Tubey\u2019s test came back clean, and he was released back into Bernstein\u2019s care.<\/p>\n

Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce Tubey woke up fully from sedation, he appeared noticeably calmer,\u201d Leyden said. \u201cHe settled comfortably in his crate, alert but no longer panicked, which was a big change from his arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leyden added, \u201cCovering open drainage pipes with hardware cloth \u2026 and cutting up items like plastic rings can make a real difference. We often see wildlife tangled in packaging, bottles or containers that could have been safely discarded.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center<\/p>\n

Bernstein took Tubey back to the area where she\u2019d originally spotted him, sending him back home without the burden of a large drainage pipe around his neck.<\/p>\n

Tubey hesitated for a moment, then bolted from the crate, ready to get back to the wild.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to support Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center, you can donate to their efforts or purchase items from their wish list via their website<\/a>.\u00a0\"'Unusual'<\/a>‘Unusual’ Fox Too Friendly For The Wild Demands Belly Rubs From His CaretakersHe’s built a little differently …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back in July, Julie Bernstein looked out her window in Pennsylvania and spotted an animal in trouble. A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[616,6265,148313,614,79,615,613,201,620],"class_list":{"0":"post-280079","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-daily-dodo","9":"tag-fox","10":"tag-fox-rescue","11":"tag-sarah-ashley","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-standard","14":"tag-the-dodo","15":"tag-wildlife","16":"tag-wildlife-rescue"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}