Cameras reveal high number of wildlife in Shanghai

A research team from Fudan University has found raccoon dogs, a member of the wild canid species related to foxes, in more than 60 neighborhoods in Shanghai.

"Slightly larger than cats and rabbits, raccoon dogs are rather mild-tempered and might be more suitable for urban activities," says Wang Fang, a team member and a researcher of the School of Life Sciences at Fudan University.

According to the team, the animal's habitats in urban areas of Shanghai include spaces under balconies of residential buildings, walls, storerooms, cracks in bridge piers, as well as gas pipes and abandoned sewers.