The Influence Of Foxes

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The fox was deliberately introduced to Australia for recreational actives in 1855. The fox populations became well established in the wild in 1871. Over the following hundred years the foxes had spread over a large majority of Australia. The fox has played a huge role in the decline of medium to small sized mammals such as the bilby, as well reptiles such as green turtles as well as the decrease of ground nesting birds, although the foxes aren’t full responsible for the decline in native animals but they are a significant contributor. Foxes are a huge pain to farmers as the foxes usually prey on the poultry and newborn animals like baby goats and lambs.
There are multiple traditional methods to solve Australia’s such as trapping, fencing, poison

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