corvus Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 We live in the southern suburbs of Sydney and saw a fox across the road one day. It was big. I chased it with Kivi in the hopes of scaring it off. Don't want a fox nosing around my yard, particularly as I have a caged hare in it. I was surprised to see it right in the 'burbs. Wouldn't be surprised to see them on the ouskirts of the Shire where there's more bushland, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souff Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Recently a fox ate skin and flesh from two little girls who were asleep in their beds in a suburb of London that is not very far from the London CBD. Yes the toddlers were asleep in their beds .... UPSTAIRS! Where were the parents, you ask? They were in the garden having supper. It was a very warm night and they just had the patio doors open, as people do on a summery evening. Mr Fox entered via the open doors and went upstairs to the toddlers bedroom. When the parents heard the children crying, one parent (I think it was the mother) went to investigate and found the fox tearing away at the little girl. Absolutely true story. It happened about 6 weeks ago. It will be online somewhere. Foxes have earned the horrible reputation they have got themselves - they are vermin and even the English are now realising it. The foxes in London's suburbs live very well from the bins and the birds that live in London and there is now a large population of foxes in the suburbs. The nature lovers have gone to great trouble to encourage the birds to come back to London, building nests for them in parks etc and some people think the foxes are cute and cuddly and should not be culled. Mr and Mrs Fox have been very well looked after at their London addresses and what happened to these two little girls is not the first ugly recent incident. Souff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 (edited) I was surprised to see it right in the 'burbs. Wouldn't be surprised to see them on the ouskirts of the Shire where there's more bushland, though. There was one dead in my street in suburban Canberra this morning, hit by a car. I have never seen them quite this close to home, but there are a number of parks and schools surrounding me so probably plenty of tucker to scavange. It was a beautiful looking animal. Edited July 18, 2010 by Diva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longclaw Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 (edited) There are lots of foxes in and around the ACT. There are at least two dead on the side of the road between my place and Canberra. There's lots of shelter, abundant water (especially along the Murrumbidgee) and lots of rabbits to feast on. There's also the occasional suburbanite who'll feed them... edit: sorry ellz, I meant to comment on your OP too! It would be really interesting to get feedback from the guy and see if they caught your fox! Edited July 18, 2010 by Longclaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 They're creatures of habit, at least the ones around here are. One pees in my mares feedbin every night. :rolleyes:: Ellz put some dry food down where you saw the fox, chances are it will eat it. Then if you continue that for a while you might be able to trap it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 They are everywhere around my suburb, rabbits too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I've got the answer to your rabbit problem LOL The only good fox is a dead fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanabanana Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Oh wow, I didn't know there were foxes in Australia. When were they introduced? I have been in Australia for about 18 months now and have to see any wildlife, I live right in inner west sydney though so that may be why. I am looking forward to seeing some proper wildlife at some stage. Coming from NZ we do not have much wildlife apart from birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 BBJ and I saw a dead fox on the freeway in Kew yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm266 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 BBJ and I saw a dead fox on the freeway in Kew yesterday. That is not surprising. These inner eastern suburbs are well known as a stronghold for foxes. If I remember correctly the areas around Camberwell had a well established fox population in the 80's. They are a very resourceful animal and like all pests are adaptable and exploit the environment to their advantage. As SBT123 said "The only good fox is a dead fox" I hope that if it was a fox Ellz saw that it is found and exterminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I have been in Australia for about 18 months now and have to see any wildlife, I live right in inner west sydney though so that may be why. You guys have bandicoots in the rail corridors in there. :p That's some pretty awesome wildlife for the inner suburbs. You will also have Brushtail and Ringtail possums, and plenty of Flying-foxes at night. During the day you have small honeyeaters like Eastern Spinebills and New Holland Honeyeaters and there are lots of Bulbuls, which are introduced. It's not as cool as the southern end of the city where we live, but it's not too shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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