A Fox Rehabilitation essay.

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When the day came for the fox family to move to their new location, the children from the Warren Walker School and Commissioner Erin Kenney were on hand to wish them well. CNN covered the event as did several local stations. This incident provided a valuable educational experience for the children. They saw first hand how animals pay a high price for development. But they also learned how people can help the animals.

Relocating this fox family was just the beginning. Since that time Keepers of the Wild has successfully relocated about 30 foxes and now has a rehabilitation license from the state. With more than 4,000 people a month moving into the Las Vegas area, we expect our rehabilitation efforts will be increasing as new construction continues to destroy habitat.

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The children wanted to help. Clark County Commissioner Erin Kenny, whose daughter attends the school and who has been a strong supporter of Keepers of the Wild, called Jonathan Kraft to see what could be done.

We contacted the Nevada Department of Wildlife and worked with them to develop a plan of action. First we set humane traps and caught the whole family. Then we brought them to the sanctuary and checked them over for several weeks to ensure that the foxes were healthy and well-nourished. In the meantime, the Department of Wildlife searched for and found an ideal habitat to relocate the foxes - a site well outside the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Family of Foxes Brings Keepers of the Wild and School Children Together In the Summer of 1997, children at the Warren Walker Elementary School in Henderson discovered a family of kit foxes huddled in a drain hole near the school parking lot. Nearby construction had plowed over their den and destroyed their habitat. Left to fend for themselves in that environment their chances for survival would not be high.