- The Wildlife Aid Foundation rescued the fox from a building site in Surrey
- Workers used a special camera to find the fox hidden among pipes in a cavity
- The fox was first spotted on the building’s roof before running inside
- Animal welfare experts successfully extricated the fox from the wall cavity area
This fox cub has got itself in a very sticky situation after getting trapped inside a wall.
Wildlife Aid Foundation were called to a building site in Surrey to rescue this little fox cub from the wall cavity of a bathroom.
After being initially spotted on the roof of the building, the fox moved inside the building and hid itself in a tiny hole after workers tried to shut it in the bathroom.
Workers with the Wildlife Aid Foundation saved a fox cub which became trapped in a wall
The animal clambered behind some pipework in a wall cavity on the building site in Surrey
Workers used a special camera to look into the small space to locate the missing fox cub
Once they located the animal, they cut a hole in the wall in order to reach over and free him
However, after a lot of strenuous work, the team were able to free the fox cub back into the wild.
A spokesperson for the Wildlife Aid Foundation said: ‘This has to be one of the most difficult rescues we have done recently.
‘We only had two access points that were probably no more than 40cm square and the fox was constantly trying to climb up into the wall space of the rooms upstairs.
‘It took a lot of time and a few failed attempts, but finally Simon managed to get the grasper round its neck and gently pull it to freedom.
‘After a quick check, it was released outside to get back to his family.’
Once the section of wall was removed, workers were able to reach in and grab the fox
Luckily the fox cub was unharmed by its ordeal on the Surrey building site
After its rescue, the animal was placed in a cage for its own safety before being released
Once out of danger, the animal was released so it could return to its family in the wild