The tragic story of a young wildlife photographer and a very special fox has come to a heart-warming conclusion, thanks to the legendary Chris Packham, who recently invited the talented Shelby Grant (@shelby.photography__) to the set of the BBC's British wildlife series Springwatch. The Instagram post, shared via @protectthewild__, follows Shelby’s heartbreaking admission that the red fox he’d been tracking and photographing for months had been found in a field, dead, and with a gunshot wound.
The 15-year-old wildlife photographer shared the tragic news via an emotional video on Instagram (below), where he said: "He wasn’t just a wild animal to me. He was part of a lot of my mornings. My evenings and my peace (...) Shooting wildlife like this isn’t just cruel. It’s unnecessary. And it robs us all of something so beautiful.”
