The biggest cities on the island—Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Derry, and Waterford—are the focus of the survey in particular. Due to the abundance of food and shelter, Irish animal sightings in cities have increased.

Particularly red foxes have been observed to flourish in urban settings due to the abundance of food sources, including fruit, insects, and leftover food.

They also hunt pigeons, rats, and mice, among other urban creatures.

According to Dr. Colin Lawton of the University of Galway's School of Natural Sciences, urban foxes behave differently from their rural counterparts because of the resources they have access to.

"A recent study has shown that foxes seem to be getting more domesticated in urban areas, they're actually looking cuter, they look more like dogs," said Dr. Lawton.

The survey's objectives are to map fox distribution and learn more about the interactions between people and the animals.