Reducing fox and feral cat numbers across Australia.
Data Collection
Looking for biological controls
Fencing – exclusions
Trapping
Shooting efficiency / calibres etc.
Baiting – bait types – toxins
Guard species – alpacas – dogs – donkeys
Fox Interaction With…
Other foxes
Humans
Environment created by human progress
Other species
Traps
Baits
Other predators
Observing Fox Diet
Study of scats
Autopsy – stomach contents
Observation
Remote cameras
Fox Breeding
Observation of Behaviour
Autopsy – pregnancy status – foetus numbers
Autopsy – lactation
Remote cameras at dens – cub survival
Hunting Habits of Foxes
Stomach contents
Kill remains observed
Stock number – losses
Fox Health
Carcass weight
Disease and parasite records / seasonal effects
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I am from around Kangaroo Valley in NSW. We have any number of mangy wombats around. I shoot plenty of foxes but I’ve never actually seen a mangy one. People always say that foxes spread mange but I’ve never seen one with mange. Maybe there’s only 99 reasons to shoot them!
I am from around Kangaroo Valley in NSW. We have any number of mangy wombats around. I shoot plenty of foxes but I’ve never actually seen a mangy one. People always say that foxes spread mange but I’ve never seen one with mange. Maybe there’s only 99 reasons to shoot them!