The body of the young female animal was discovered in Kirkwall on Tuesday.
There is speculation that the animal may have been brought up from the Scottish mainlandThe body of the young female animal was discovered in Kirkwall, near the Balfour Hospital on Tuesday.
People have been warned against bringing animals to the island from the mainland as there is a risk to public health.Foxes have not existed on the island since the late Iron age with the only exception believed to be a failed attempt to introduce them in the 1930s.Balfour Hay is one of the vets who carried out the post-mortem on the animal at Northvet veterinary surgery.
Mr Hay said the vets could tell from the extent of the decomposition that the animal had been dead for several days. "However, there was evidence on the post mortem that several of the fractures, particularly to the bones in its legs, certainly happened after it died. We don't know what would have caused those," he said.Balfour Hay carried out the post-mortem on the animal
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