Vulpes vulpes

Red Fox at Hughes, ACT

Vulpes vulpes at Hughes, ACT - 1 Jan 1980
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Vulpes vulpes 12 Jun 2017 DonFletcher
Vulpes vulpes 12 Jun 2017 ruthkerruish

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A mother fox and her litter made their home in an adjacent drain with unfortunate consequences for the birds in the adjacent Hughes Garran Woodland. The trapped fox was collected by the appropriate authorities and the drain eventually has a grating over its entrance.

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DonFletcher wrote:
   13 Jun 2017
Hi Ruth
There appears to be wire netting in front and behind and below this young fox. I cant see whether there is also netting in the other directions. Was it in that location naturally or is it in some kind of cage?
ruthkerruish wrote:
   13 Jun 2017
The young fox was caught beside the drain. There were 4-5 young foxes in all, they and the mother disappeared after this young one was caught. Birds are still taken but not to the same extent.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Jan 1980 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • ruthkerruish Recorded by

Additional information

  • Mixed Gender
  • Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

Species information

  • Vulpes vulpes Scientific name
  • Red Fox Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
  • Up to 860.87m Recorded at altitude
  • 172 images trained Machine learning

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