Vulpes vulpes

1 Red Fox at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

	Vulpes vulpes	8 Mar 2019	ChrisM
	Vulpes vulpes	7 Mar 2019	JonSteinbeck

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On the southern side of the dam, I first saw a single European Red Fox at the base of a large tree. I thought the fox saw me and fled to the south. I then realised it had not gone far. Very soon afterwards, up to three more foxes from the east headed towards where I presumed the first fox had gone. I heard the noise of what sounded like wood hitting wood, although I could not see anything. A short time later I saw three or four foxes heading towards the north-west at a trot before I lost sight of them in the undergrowth. When I went to the area where I thought the wood hitting wood sound had occurred I saw a large, old, fallen tree with broken branches surrounding it. The tree had been lying there for a very long time, probably years. I could not see any signs of activity there so I am not sure what the wooden sound was.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.137233 -35.355878
Altitude 649.1m
Maps Callum Brae
Places Symonston, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
3 Mar 2019 07:51 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Placental Predators Mammals

Species information

Vulpes vulpes Scientific name
Red Fox Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 1914m Recorded at altitude
330 images trained Machine learning

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