The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands reminds people to stop feeding or handling wild foxes. Feeding foxes, or any other type of wildlife, is a public safety hazard and could result in wild animals being euthanized.

While the instinct to assist wild animals that appear to be hungry, newborn, orphaned, abandoned or injured is understandable, animals should be left undisturbed in their natural habitat where they belong.

Wild animals survive best on food they find in their natural habitat. When people give them an easy food source, the animals lose their natural fear of humans and human activity. Human or pet food can also negatively impact a wild animal’s health.

Wild animals can be dangerous and unpredictable when approached and may carry transmissible diseases that could cause health and safety problems for people or pets.  Anyone encountering an aggressive or nuisance wild animal is asked to report it to Forestry and Wildlife District offices located throughout the province.

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