Thread: Bring Back Fox Hunting
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Old 24-05-2010, 17:30   #400
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Re: Bring Back Fox Hunting
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Originally Posted by Maggy J View Post
Got any links and how do urban foxes fit into those stats?Because frankly they overbreed round here.The locals adults are suffering heavily from mange as well.
From the Burns report:

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34 In lowland areas hunting by the registered packs makes only a minor
contribution to the management of the fox population, and terrierwork, especially
by gamekeepers, may be more important. In these areas, in the event of a ban,
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other means of control have the potential to replace the hunts' role in culling foxes.
(Paragraph 5.42)
There was also a report compiled about six or seven years ago that showed that foxes are biologically predetermined to not breed when the density of population cannot be supported by the food supply. I don't have a link for it now, but I will try and find one soon.

There is a theory the urban fox population increased over the last twenty to thirty years to escape the hunts in the countryside. My theory includes this, but adds that the nature of our lifestyles produce more food waste and therefore a extra temptation and a continuing food supply. I currently cannot find anything to suggest that the urban fox population has increased significantly over recent years.
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