There
have been calls for more to be done about urban foxes after a four-week-old
baby boy was attacked in his south-east London home. But are urban fox numbers
rising?
Reports
that a baby's finger was severed in a fox attack have
raised concern about urban foxes.
Although
such cases are rare, it is not the first time a fox has attacked a child in a
city.
In
2010, two baby sisters were
reportedly mauled while sleeping at their home in Hackney, east
London. Isabella Koupparis suffered arm injuries while her twin Lola suffered
injuries to both her face and arm, with both having to undergo surgery.
The
same year, three-year-old Jake
Jermy was bitten on the arm after disturbing a fox hiding beneath a
temporary building while at a party in Brighton, East Sussex.
After
the latest incident, London Mayor Boris Johnson said urban foxes were a
"growing problem", and the attack "must serve as a wake up call
to London's borough leaders, who are responsible for pest control".
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