Why did veterinary assistant Melissa Stanley wear a large, furry fox mask to work? Because that's what was best for her patient, of course. Stanley is the executive director at Richmond Wildlife ...

The center added that it was able to find other fox kits the same age and weight as the rescued fox. The tiny fox, weighing just 80 grams (2.8 oz), was discovered by Richmond SPCA and handed over ...

The fox mask helps prevent the baby fox from imprinting on her human caretakers. Staff members at the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are channeling their inner fox to help a days-old fox kit ...

A newborn fox was only a few hours old when she brought to the Richmond Wildlife Center on Feb. 29 with her umbilical stump still attached ... Masks used to avoid animals from getting used to humans.

In this image taken from a video provided by the Richmond Wildlife Center, executive director and founder Melissa Stanley wears a fox mask as she feeds an orphaned red fox kit, March 10, 2024, in ...

The kit is also sitting on a large stuffed animal fox that is meant to resemble her mother, while cuddling up with another, smaller stuffed animal. CREDIT: Melissa Stanley/Richmond Wildlife Center .