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image captionThe foxes had been seen in supermarket car parks in Barry sparking concerns for their safety
An abandoned rare pet fox which sparked a major search in Barry has had its leg amputated after being caught in a snare.
The black fox, named Luna by rescuers, had been seen roaming through the seaside town during recent weeks.
Rescuers said the fox and its sibling had been abandoned by their owner and were tame and friendly.
After searching for two weeks for the pair, they found Luna badly injured after snares were set.
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AN extremely rare black fox which once escaped onto the streets of Manchester has again gone on the run - bringing traffic to a standstill in Somerset. Wilf made headlines in 2017 when he was spotted on the loose in Sale, Greater Manchester, where he was being kept as a domestic pet. He now lives at Animal Farm Adventure Park in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, where he absconded on December 27. A queue of cars built up in the nearby village of Brean as motorists pulled over to take in the unusual sight. Experts estimate that around 0.1 per cent of foxes in Britain are melanistic (black), which is the opposite of albinism.
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image captionWilf is now back home at the Animal Farm Adventure Park
A rare black fox has been returned to a wildlife park after escaping and bringing traffic to a standstill.
It has emerged the animal, who was seen walking near Brean in Somerset on Monday, had escaped from the Animal Farm Adventure Park.
Known as Wilf, he also once escaped from a previous home in Manchester, before being found in the city s Trafford Centre.
His new owners have said they will be building higher fences in future.
image captionA tiny percentage of foxes in the UK are known as silver foxes