Trouble in La Molina: Andean foxes prey on pets in Rinconada Alta, residents condemn

anxiety in La Molina. Rinconada Alta’s neighbors condemned through RPP News what samples andean foxes (Lycalopex culpaeus) that roam their homes, and there have even been reports of these wild animals preying on pets.

Local residents report three andean foxes that after hunting they go to the cemetery of the district, where they suspect that they have their own holes.

“Please come to the authorities to consider and build possible lairs, burrows that we found in the wasteland. If there are holes, then there are more animals or other foxes, ”commented a neighbor.

“Usually foxes have their own hunting managers and they carry prey to the cemetery, which can give us an idea that they are feeding cubs, and this is very disturbing,” he added.

Don’t try to catch them!

Given these reports, the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor) And Municipality of La Molina They recommended not interacting with these wild animals, not trying to catch them, and keeping your pets safe, in homes or on a leash.

In a statement, both organizations deplored the loss of neighbors’ pets and explained that, according to assessments made by experts SerforAvailability andean fox in the area because it is part of its natural habitat.

“The La Molina area, like other neighboring areas, is located in an intermediate zone between a rural and an urban area,” the document says.

Serenage will conduct continuous patrols to scare them off.