Fox Features

Complete pages 2 and 3 in the Student Virtual Fieldwork Booklet

Learning Intention

To learn about the Red Fox and its impacts on the environment and control methods since its introduction to Australia.

Inquiry Questions

What are the features, habitat and distribution for the Red Fox in Australia?

What abiotic, biotic and economic impacts has it had since its introduction into Australia?

What are the control or mitigation methods?

How do human impacts favour the Red Fox?

Fox siting at Bobbin Head

Red fox 2016YouTube (3:16min)
European red fox (Vulpes vulpes)Wikimedia | CC BY 3.0

Species Profile

Learn about the general features distribution, habitat and ecology of the Red Fox at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Agriculture Victoria.

Red Fox Abatement

The NSW Threat Abatement Plan 2010: Predation by the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) was produced in December 2001 and provides information on the biology, impact and strategies for minimising fox impacts. Pg 11 provides important information in relation to the management strategy