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PublishedApril 17, 2021
Fox terrorizes Topsham neighborhood
Police say a fox tried to attack at least three people and two dogs Saturday in the Topsham Heights neighborhood before it was shot by a resident on Middle Street.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Topsham resident attacked by rabid fox Sunday
Fourth fox attack in Topsham in two weeks
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Fox attacks woman in Brunswick mobile home park
Brunswick police say a fox lunged at a woman on Valerie Avenue in the Bay Bridge Estate mobile home park Friday night.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2021
Suspected rabid fox shot after biting at children, fighting with dog in Phippsburg
According to Norman Turner, Phippsburg animal control officer, the fox had porcupine quills in its mouth, a common sign the animal was rabid.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Rabid fox attacks elderly Phippsburg man
In the third such attack in Phippsburg this year, an 82-year-old man was bitten before the animal could be killed.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Police: Fox that attacked Brunswick man last week was rabid
This is the second confirmed and third suspected case of rabies this year, all within the past two months, according to the Maine CDC.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
Fox attacks Brunswick man, animal control officer
The fox, presumed to be rabid, also attacked the animal control officer. This is the third known fox attack in Brunswick this summer, according to police.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Two foxes attack, bite Woolwich man doing yard work
James Collins, 79, said he was attacked by two young foxes and bitten five times in his backyard Thursday.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Report: No animals trapped in Bath anti-rabies program had rabies
The $26,600 trapping effort also failed to catch any foxes, the species responsible for 18 rabies-related attacks on people and pets in the past year.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Outfoxed: Why Bath failed to capture any of species behind rabies attacks
A USDA wildlife biologist said box traps aren’t the most efficient way to catch foxes, but they were chosen because it would prevent injuries to pets.
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