The camera of the person in charge of the cemetery of Bir-Laches, one of the most famous tourist attractions in the French capital, Paris, took pictures of foxes wandering among grave witnesses in this closed place several weeks ago as part of government measures to cope with the outbreak of the Corona virus.
A few days ago, Benoit Gallo discovered that foxes were quietly wandering among the graves of celebrities, including thinkers, philosophers, writers and artists, taking advantage of the calm atmosphere that prevails in the 43-hectare cemetery, which annually attracts about three million tourists.
A report on the subject reported in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that these foxes were seen walking quietly between the tombs of musician Chopin, writers Marcel Proust and Belzec, and other great men.
The Foxes' family (two parents, along with their four youngsters, whom experts are likely to have been born about a month ago), managed to enter the cemetery without hindrance, and seemed comfortable in front of the lenses of the person responsible for the cemetery.
Penelope Mometis, environmental adviser to the Paris municipality, posted pictures of foxes on her Twitter account, jokingly wishing to adopt one of the foxes, saying "They are so cute that I want to adopt one."
The "Animal Anemo Zópolis" association on animals entered the line, and launched an appeal to leave foxes in their new "home" even after the expiry of the quarantine period scheduled for May 11.
If the municipality decides to arrest the foxes and transfer them to the neighboring forests, it will be a "fatal blow" to those animals whose customs were organized within the cemetery, arranged their den and arranged the search for food, the president of the association said.
In response to the call of animal rights activists, the municipality has guaranteed that the foxes - now a talisman in the neighborhood - will remain in their new home even after the cemetery reopens to tourists who will not pose a threat to these animals, says Paris Anemo Zópolis.