(KRON) — Six wild gray foxes were released Wednesday into Alum Rock Park in San Jose.
The six kits were found in April after they were orphaned by a construction crew, the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA said.
“The crew and park rangers made attempts to reunite the baby foxes with their parents but were unsuccessful when the parent foxes did not return,” the PHS/SPCA wrote. “They were barely able to open their eyes when they were rescued at 5 weeks old.”
PHS/SPCA wildlife staff members said it’s highly unusual to find a litter with six siblings. The orphaned gray foxes were raised together at PHS/SPCA’s wildlife care center in Saratoga for months until they became old enough to survive on their own…