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Foxes cost agriculture $28 million
Apr 30th, 2018 at 6:56pm
 
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Foxes take $28 million bite out of Australian agricultural sector, so farmers fight back


Australia's agricultural sector took a $28 million hit at the hands of feral foxes last year with the wool and sheep meat industry particularly hard hit.

It's thought foxes inhabit two thirds of the lower part of Australia with Tasmania the only state to have successfully eradicated the pest, which was introduced as early as 1845.

Sheep farmers across Australia have long reported losses of lambs to fox predation, however their voracious appetite for small animals is also severely impacting endangered native species.
Chief executive of The Centre for Invasive Species Solution Andreas Glanznig said foxes impacted upon up to 84 threatened species, eight of which were already listed at 'high risk' of extinction.

"They even impact on a number of turtle and frog species," Mr Glanznig said.
"But the question of what is the national fox population is too difficult to estimate and you'd simply end up with a very wide estimate that is not helpful.
"I think what is more significant is having an understanding of the impact that foxes cause both on Australian wildlife but on agriculture and particularly the lambing industry."

Single fox can take up to 12 lambs in one night


Western Australian sheep farmer Marcus Gifford was one of many to take part in a recent sanctioned cull of feral animals in his home town of Boyup Brook in the state's south west.
Mr Gifford said the annual event supplemented baiting programs of the poison 1080, which he said, while effective, came with the risk of also poisoning inquisitive farm dogs in the process.

"This [shooting] is about the best and most precise way we've got to control foxes on our farms," Mr Gifford told the ABC on the night of the cull.

"It's time-consuming but at the end of the day, it's the best way to do it."

The two-day event netted a staggering 701 foxes, 77 feral cats, 186 rabbits and five pigs but Mr Gifford concurred foxes were responsible for the most damage, both to livestock and his bottom line.


Impact on sheep meat industry 'double'
Mr Glanznig cited a recent report compiled by the NSW Natural Resources Commission, which listed the economic impact on the wool and sheep meat industry at $28 million — up $4 million from the same report in 2009.
Broken down further, fox predation continues to hit the sheep meat industry particularly hard and currently sits at $10 million, up from $5 million in 2009.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-07/fox-numbers-take-bite-out-of-australian-ag...



Farmers say shooting is the best way to control foxes.
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Reply #1 - May 1st, 2018 at 9:03am
 
Interesting that Tasmania got rid of them. We should be able to wipe the rest of them out with enough effort.
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Reply #2 - May 1st, 2018 at 9:36am
 
Oh how far the ABC has tumbled.

“feral foxes”

Foxes were never domesticated so they cannot be feral, unlike dogs, cats, goats and camels etc.

Foxes are wild.

Foxes and cats should not be in Australia. We can do something about cats—not allow the sale of a cat or kitten unless it is desexed.

An alpaca running with sheep will control foxes.
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Reply #3 - May 2nd, 2018 at 6:06pm
 
freediver wrote on May 1st, 2018 at 9:03am:
Interesting that Tasmania got rid of them. We should be able to wipe the rest of them out with enough effort.


Tasmania is much smaller so easier to eradicate them.

Year round baiting for foxes at North Head in Sydney
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Penguin-killing fox still at large at North Head as operation to catch it continues


THE fox that has killed 26 penguins at North Head in the past fortnight remains at large, threatening the only mainland colony of little penguins in NSW.

A fox shot by a marksman at North Head early Saturday morning has proved to be another fox that had been eating bandicoots and possums.

The fox was shot by a National Parks and Wildlife Service marksman in bush just before dawn on Saturday while NPWS staff and penguin wardens were guarding penguin nests.
But a necropsy by Taronga Zoo showed it was not the fox that has been targeting the penguins.

NPWS ranger Mel Tyas said there could be several foxes at North Head, despite a year-round baiting program.
“The problem is that this fox is thrill-killing and it’s targeting penguins,” she said.

“The fox that was shot on Saturday morning was fairly large but was not the one that’s been targeting the penguins.

Ms Tyas said she had nothing but praise for the NPWS staff, the staff at the zoo who had been coming in at all hours to do necropsies on the dead penguins, and the community volunteers who had been guarding the penguin nests.

The College of Police Management has given the volunteers unfettered access to its site and provided refreshments for the volunteers.

She said about 150 people all up had been involved in the operation, with at least 15 volunteers on guard each night.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/penguinkilling-fox-...


The Sporting Shooters had a fox cull in WA recently
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2018 Boyup Brook Community Fox Shoot


Very successful weekend of culling thanks to everyone involved.
Over 100 people assembled at the Boyup Brook Pistol Club Inc on Sunday morning for breakfast and to tally up the results.

Final tally was 701 foxes, 156 rabbits, 17 feral cats, and 5 pigs.
Thanks to Marc & Erlanda Deas for organising and for hosting nearly 50 people on their property over the weekend.
SSAA (WA) donates $5 for every fox culled to the Regional Mens Health Initiative.

There are numerous Community Fox Shoots being held all around WA over the next couple of months through the Red Card For Rabbits & Foxes program. Check the Red Card website for details.

**Album contains photos of dead feral pests**

https://www.ssaawa.org.au/news/2018/2018-boyup-brook-community-fox-shoot

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Reply #4 - May 2nd, 2018 at 6:11pm
 
Jovial Monk wrote on May 1st, 2018 at 9:36am:
Oh how far the ABC has tumbled.

“feral foxes”

Foxes were never domesticated so they cannot be feral, unlike dogs, cats, goats and camels etc.

Foxes are wild.

Foxes and cats should not be in Australia.


Sydney Fox rescue tries to save and rehome foxes.

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ABOUT US:

Sydney Fox Rescue (SFR) is a registered Australian charity and animal advocacy organisation. Since 2012 we have worked tirelessly to rescue, care for, desex and rehome a variety of introduced species with a particular focus on foxes

https://www.facebook.com/SydneyFoxRescue/


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Reply #5 - May 2nd, 2018 at 6:18pm
 
Foxes are still wild, not feral. Bet they do not get rehomed in peoples homes.
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Reply #6 - May 2nd, 2018 at 7:46pm
 
Foxes cost agriculture $28 million

Dubb fox's I told them to only invoice $26 Million this year.
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Controlling foxes and cats without also controlling rabbits caused me a lot of problems in the past.
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miketrees wrote on May 2nd, 2018 at 7:55pm:
Controlling foxes and cats without also controlling rabbits caused me a lot of problems in the past.


Rabbits make good dog food if they have not been subjected to biological controls.



Fox taken in the dark with thermal scope on .204 ruger
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Reply #9 - May 3rd, 2018 at 3:25am
 
Jovial Monk wrote on May 2nd, 2018 at 6:18pm:
Foxes are still wild, not feral. Bet they do not get rehomed in peoples homes.


I've seen pet foxes draped over people's shoulders in the UK.
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Fox and rabbit pelts could be a lucrative industry if properly organised.
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Lord Herbert wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 3:27am:
Fox and rabbit pelts could be a lucrative industry if properly organised.



Yeah, try getting that passed the anti-gun hysterics.

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BigOl64 wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 3:31am:
Lord Herbert wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 3:27am:
Fox and rabbit pelts could be a lucrative industry if properly organised.



Yeah, try getting that passed the anti-gun hysterics.



We're talking pelts here for the fur trade. Torn jeans - yes, but bullet holes haven't become a fashion item yet. Trapping is the go.
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Reply #13 - May 3rd, 2018 at 4:17am
 
Lord Herbert wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 4:14am:
BigOl64 wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 3:31am:
Lord Herbert wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 3:27am:
Fox and rabbit pelts could be a lucrative industry if properly organised.



Yeah, try getting that passed the anti-gun hysterics.



We're talking pelts here for the fur trade. Torn jeans - yes, but bullet holes haven't become a fashion item yet. Trapping is the go.



Hmmm even less likely among the tree hugging set dictating policy to at least some of our leaders.  Smiley Smiley

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Reply #14 - May 3rd, 2018 at 4:28am
 
BigOl64 wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 4:17am:
Lord Herbert wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 4:14am:
BigOl64 wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 3:31am:
Lord Herbert wrote on May 3rd, 2018 at 3:27am:
Fox and rabbit pelts could be a lucrative industry if properly organised.



Yeah, try getting that passed the anti-gun hysterics.



We're talking pelts here for the fur trade. Torn jeans - yes, but bullet holes haven't become a fashion item yet. Trapping is the go.



Hmmm even less likely among the tree hugging set dictating policy to at least some of our leaders.  Smiley Smiley


This would give employment to at least 200 or more people. And then there would be the sale of fox-tails to tie onto the radio antenna of old Holdens like back in the Good Old Days.  Smiley

Then the Rabbitohs will come around the suburbs selling rabbits out the back of their utes.
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