Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

As he was looking around this hike, the Mercantour National Park warden saw several animal tracks, notably those of the red fox.
This animal can mainly be seen in the prairies and undergrowth at anywhere between 0 and 3000 metres altitude; it can adapt to all situations. It is quick and cunning and its prey has little chance of escaping.
It is active all year, mainly at night and at dusk and it eats insects, small mammals and birds as well as fruit.
It digs a burrow to protects its young.