Sharing our cities with animals

Fox kits playing in Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden, in Chicago, the United States. Photos: TNS

When a family of red foxes popped up in Chicago’s Lurie Garden in the United States in May, frolicking through Millennium Park and grooming each other on a concrete slab, Seth Magle said it was an exciting development for a species that is becoming increasingly rare in the Chicago area.

But city dwelling may no longer be an option for foxes for long, Magle said, as urbanisation and climate change threaten their homes.