Foxes Pros And Cons

In 1855, a number of foxes were shipped from Britain to the Australian colonies by English nobles. They were bred and released into the wild, ready to be hunted down for sport.
Over many, many years, the love for hunting grew, as did the fox population. As the numbers increased, there was a steady downfall in that of small, indigenous animals. Bilbies, birds and lambs have been a target for this feral pest.
Foxes can live almost anywhere; bush, woodlands, suburbs. This can cause many different problems depending on the areas. Children can catch diseases and pets can be attacked or murdered. As such, they make many spaces unsafe to be.
They have a large effect on the agricultural side. Being omnivores, as well as killing small native wildlife, they can ruin crops. They will eat anything that can be eaten, to serve their large appetites and that of their families. …show more content…
They are known as a danger, and the general cause of many declining indigenous animal populations.
The general populace does not think that fox eradication should be top priority, showing that they know of the impacts, however either not concerned or do not know the scale of which foxes are a danger to Australia and its