{"id":2175101,"date":"2024-05-01T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2175101"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:06:38","slug":"nail-biting-moment-rescuers-race-to-save-a-fox-whose-head-is-stuck-in-a-plastic-bottle-before-it-runs-out-of-oxygen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/nail-biting-moment-rescuers-race-to-save-a-fox-whose-head-is-stuck-in-a-plastic-bottle-before-it-runs-out-of-oxygen\/","title":{"rendered":"Nail-biting moment rescuers race to save a fox whose head is stuck in a plastic bottle before it runs out of oxygen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the heartbreaking moment a fox got its head stuck in a plastic bottle while out in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>In the first episode of Channel 4&#8217;s Wildlife Rescue &#8211; which aired last night &#8211; a dedicated team at South Essex Wildlife Hospital tried desperately to save the fox&#8217;s life by detaching a bottle from its head.<\/p>\n<p>The transparent container enveloped the animal&#8217;s entire head and neck, making it nearly impossible to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>When rescuers first arrived at the building site, the fox fled the scene in a state of panic, sending the team on a wild goose chase before finally apprehending it.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon, a rescuer, explained that the plastic bottle had left the fox &#8216;distressed&#8217; and &#8216;terrified&#8217; and it was currently &#8216;freaking out&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"molvideoplayer\" title=\"MailOnline Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/embed\/video\/3170925.html\" width=\"698\" height=\"573\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;If it gets away the worst thing [is] knowing you were so close but so far.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They don&#8217;t have any concept of us helping them when they are sick or injured. They&#8217;ll do whatever they can to avoid us&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>A team of builders and rescuers could be seen trying to locate the furry mammal as it ran circles around them on the building site.<\/p>\n<p>The rescuers &#8211; donning disposable gloves, black clothing and carrying nets &#8211; frantically searched around wheelie bins, scaffolding and parked cars in a fervent attempt to find it.<\/p>\n<p>But the fox was having none of it and instead attempted to evade capture by throwing it&#8217;s slinky body between scaffolding gates.<\/p>\n<p>One rescuer, named Charlotte, finally caught a glimpse of the fox and alerted the others who sprinted into action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve got a visual!&#8217; she said. After luring it into a boarded-up corner, she then shouted out &#8216;got him&#8217; as she placed the capture net around its body.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte and Sharon then placed it into a well-vented animal cage to begin the work of removing the plastic bottle from its head.<\/p>\n<p>While Charlotte held it down with a white towel, Sharon began slowly removing the plastic &#8211; however she soon discovered another challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s too tight,&#8217; she said. &#8216;It&#8217;s [the bottle] is caught under there. There&#8217;s blood under there &#8211; just don&#8217;t let him bite me&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>After much wrangling, they finally managed to detach the cracked plastic from the fox&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<p>It was an emotional sight as the removal gave way to bloodied and matted fur, while the fox appeared to bear a look of distress and fear.<\/p>\n<p>At this point the team noted that the fox&#8217;s head could&#8217;ve been trapped in the bottle from as far back as a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>The relieved animal was finally set free and back onto the wild, as on site builders cheered the rescuers on for a job &#8216;well done&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The role of the wildlife team is to tend to the needs of sick, injured and orphaned animals.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a policy of protecting and rehabilitating wildlife across Essex, their intention is to return any creatures under their care back to their natural habitat.<\/p>\n<p><em>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-13327701\/Heartbreaking-moment-fox-head-stuck-plastic-bottle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">article<\/a> by Maria Okanrende was first published by The Daily Mail on 19 April 2024. 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