MADISON, WI (AP)-- A team of students from the University of Wisconsin, Madison is conducting research on foxes and coyotes in hopes of learning how the animals and humans can peacefully coexist.
Forest and Wildlife associate professor David Drake and his students are humanely trapping the animals, running tests, then fitting them with tracking devices. WISC-TV reports the goal is to learn about traveling patterns, diseases the animals might have, and how they interact with other animals and humans.
Drake says foxes and coyotes are moving into areas where people are living. And if that continues, and the animals lose their fear of humans, they could become aggressive in extreme cases.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says residents should stay a safe distance from foxes or coyotes, and shouldn't feed them.