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30/04/2012 16:30 | By press association, special to MSN TV
TV preview: Channel 4's Foxes Live
Foxes; urban menace or cute, furry friend? Channel 4's new multi-platform show Foxes Live lets the viewers decide.
Channel 4
MarK Evans
Fascinating creatures, foxes - that said, you wouldn't want to bump into one in the dead of night.
The good thing about this new series is that all the research and risky investigation work has all been done for us, in the biggest ever nationwide study into urban foxes in the UK, using cutting-edge technology and camera rigs.
Every angle will be covered in tracking the animals with CCTV and GPS tags; monitoring them everywhere, from under garden sheds to industrial estates.
With more and more stories of fox attacks creeping into the headlines, are these animals really capable of co-existing with humans? So here's where you, the viewer can get involved.
The show - being transmitted over three days - is a live interactive event, and anybody with a smartphone can contribute.
Experts will be on-hand to answer viewers' questions, while public opinion will be closely monitored to see whether views about the cunning creature change over the course of the series.
So, which side of the fox fence are you currently sitting on? And will this programme change your mind?
Foxes Live: Wild in the City (Channel 4, 8pm on 30 April and 7.55pm Tuesday 1 May and Wednesday 2 May)
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01/05/2012 08:39
I love foxes, us humans seem to just want to keep multiplying and invading every available space on the planet, then moan if nature encroaches on the space that was once theirs. Agent Smith was right the only living thing we are like is a cancer.
30/04/2012 21:27
i live in havant hampshire and i have had a pair of resident foxes in my back garden and living in my shed for about 3 months, one day i saw a third fox appear they come out and bask in the sunshine all sorts of times in the day. they pose when we take photos and are quite happy to drink from our fish pond. we contacted the pdsa for advise and we were basically told if they looked healthy just to leave them alone, which we have although i havnt seen them for about 2 weeks but when they were here we had no reports of rabbits or other pets/ animals being harmed.
i think these are beautiful animals but people must remember there not pets, leave them alone and they will leave you alone x mrs s wood
01/05/2012 10:35
I really enjoyed watching foxes live lastnite, they are lovely animals, not a menace as people make out. I was upset to see the 3 cubs living under the shed die.
30/04/2012 22:05
they are all gods creatures its a pity we cant shoot some humans
01/05/2012 14:18
I think foxes are doing there best to survive in the world that we have forced on them .as for them getting in to chicken runs the two that i have seen have been very badly made and would not keep a cat out .as for foxs attacking people if a dog or fox was to do that they would leave more than a bite or scratches they could kill dogs have i have not heard of a fox doing that .All creatures within reason have a right to live humans do far worse thing by far
01/05/2012 14:43
tony shoobridge if foxes got into your 15 chickens you should be ashamed if your runs were well made they could not get in and to hugh david morgan humans say foxes crows ect are vermin we do things that make them like saints the things they do are to survive some of us are blood thirsty killers foxes kill to live we also rob beat people up some of us are the vermin so would you put them down
30/04/2012 20:33
Having lived in Kenilworth,Warwickshire for a period of 12 Years,i feed a Family of Foxes every night. At about 23-30 to Midnight,the Dog,Vixen and 2 of last years Cubs Go Straight to the Feeding Bowl for a good feed of Butchers offcuts and scraps.There are several cats that pass by,but should a fox come into the garden,the fox keeps out of the way of the Cats.A Neighbour keeps Chickens and has never had a problem with an inquisitive Fox since i have been Feeding them.Just a word of advice to the Lady who had a Visiting Fox """"Attack her Children"""".You may find that the fox would be a Vixen,who would lick the children ""Clean.""" Answer,dont put you're children to Bed Unwashed.
03/05/2012 14:50
i have foxes living beneath my containers for at least 8 years and its lovely to see their cubs growing up.My young son loves looking out the bedroom window at night watching them play and i see no harm in them. Yes they will attack chickens and pet rabbits its natures way.There will allways be people who condemn them,we have to live with nature,their habitats are being built on daily so lets be fair to them after all they are part of our world.
01/05/2012 13:05
i think all wild animals should be left wild ,i know they do some not nice things but its to survive,i think they are lovely to see, and its only humans taking there habitat off them iz why they come so close ,sure given the choice they would stay away
02/05/2012 16:10
hurray for chris packham what a brilliant man who speaks his mind truthfully about wildlife issues. My shih tzu plays nightly with a fox in the garden and this has to be seen to be believed ! At 8 pm each night the fox waits for her to come and play and they spend an hour playing hide and seek in the garden. We have had foxes at the bottom of our large garden for 12 years and none have harmed my cats and dogs that I have had over the years.
04/05/2012 20:38
I think humans should take a leaf out the foxes book of life, they look after each other and adopt each others cubs without question
01/05/2012 22:28
if we humans hadnt invaded there natual habitat they wouldnt have 2 venture into the towns and cities 2 search 4 food
03/05/2012 15:08
Lets face it: we have stupid people as well as murderers. We can't get rid of them. Sort of the same deal with foxes, except, unlike thieves, they appear to have some morals.
Overall, the earth is pretty messed up, and to be honest, no one can blame it on the foxes!
01/05/2012 02:04
Hi, I live in a small village in eastlothian Scotland . For the last ten years we have foxes passing our house which faces a field on a nightly basis, normally around the hours of 1am & 4am. Normally you only see one At a time but you do here them barking to one another, on occasions you see two together, I've even seen a stand off between three, I love to watch them.
01/05/2012 21:23
500 fox attacks wow but hang on 5,000 yes 5,000 people each year need hospital treatment after being mauled by mans best friend the dog // know which one i would sooner meet up with. clap your hands and a fox would be gone
02/05/2012 15:10
MARC DENNIS do you not get drunks or people merry on drink waking you .i do but truthfully i only hear foxes if im awake they have never woke me up .there are people who complain about crows seagulls cats ect sorry nothing i or you can do about it its all part of life i have given up worrying about it because i cant change it but we must not
expect animals to stop when we play load music talk and shout over the top at night but i am sorry it upsets you
01/05/2012 02:27
I was taking a late night stroll with my partner when I grabbed her arm and pointed to a fox coming down the other side of the road.
We were transfixed as it spotted us and crossed the road toward us. We held our breath as it reached our feet and just sat next to us. It sat with us for about two minutes, it's tongue panting, then it casually stood and padded off down the road.
Mark Dennis (below)
I think, sometimes, foxes scream loudly when they pass houses where the owners have dogs that are in heat. If you live near Battersea that might be a fair assumption.
07/05/2012 21:37
what gets me we build everywhere but dont consider the efect on surrounding wildlife so foxes like all wildlife are having to share at times the same spaces NIMBYS so come on a bit of consideration compation and forethourght they were there before us
02/05/2012 14:50
TONY SHOOBRIDGE you may as well put a note up foxes keep out as your chickens loose in a field could be attacked by a cat a dog or fox or the worse of them all one of us i dont think you have a right to do that and expect a animal to stay away why if you want to keep chickens put them in a safe enclosed area you cant take away animals right to live a fox is not stealing or murdering its trying to survive unlike humans
03/05/2012 20:20
i just love them they are so cute, we had 5 of them last year every night and i put the food on the step of the conservetory and they just sit there and look at me watching them while they eat, this year ive only seen 2 at the same time but they come every night , i can watch them for ages.
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