Overview
- A homeowner in York County reported baby foxes stuck in a narrow drain pipe on private land after freeing one kit on their own.
- Raven Ridge Wildlife Center tried for about 90 minutes, then called Alliance Fire and Rescue, whose crew arrived within minutes and dug out and cut the pipe to reach the animals.
- Rescuers recovered multiple kits, one was found dead from likely suffocation in the cramped pipe, and three survivors were cleared by the rehab team.
- The center plans to reunite the surviving kits with their mother using a box at the site and recorded kit calls to draw her in to avoid human imprinting.
- Staff urge people to contact wildlife professionals before stepping in and to cap or screen small water and drain openings because litters often follow each other into tight spaces in spring.