Fox Campaign

They did it. Maha Khalil and the Bio Club went ahead and started the fox campaign. Now, many beautiful posters are distributed throughout campus that show foxes as they appear in the wild. I hope this triggers discussions, and helps to lessen fears.
The photos above were taken by Lois Main. The foxes on the left photo are bat-eared foxes photographed in Masai Mara National Park in Kenya. The two photos on the right were taken in Connecticut and show a gray fox. It is Dr. Andrew Main, the father of our Department of Biology, who is holding the fox on the right. Hard to imagine when seeing these photos that foxes should be suitable for horror stories. If left in peace they are not particularly afraid of humans, and if they are not left in peace by us - well, they just run away. Please, folks! Don't lose all your respect of wild creatures and chase after the next fox to hold him!
We made sure that the visitor last month did not feel welcome. I wish we could make the stray dogs understand that too! Over the last months since we moved out to New Campus the number of dogs in the area has increased, they roam around in packs of 5-8, and I have seen individual ones here on campus. Oddly enough, I haven't heard any concerns about those :-(
I hope the Bio Club will soon share their fox research with us; Maha I am waiting for your blog!