Baby fox reunited with mum after getting stuck in Sheffield treatment works
Last updated 5th May 2022
A fox cub has been rescued after getting stuck at Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment works in Sheffield.
The cub, which is now back with it's mum, got trapped in an empty storm holding tank.
Yorkshire Water worked with the RSPCA to catch the cub and reunite it with it's mum who was waiting nearby when the rescue was happening.
It is thought the cub has been trapped for more than 24 hours before being rescued.
Dan Wilde, a customer field services technician at Yorkshire Water, said:
“When we spotted the little cub trapped in the storm holding tank, we knew we had to rescue him. We were predicted wet weather and knew the tank would begin to fill if we didn’t act quickly.
“Thankfully we were able to work with the RSPCA and catch him after an hour chasing him round the tank and it was great to reunite him with his mother, as she had waited beside the tank while he was trapped.”
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