Feeding Ecology of Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the City of Oxford, England

1990 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Doncaster ◽  
C. R. Dickman ◽  
D. W. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
The City

Target Specificity of Foxoff Baits at Belair National Park.

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 431
Author(s):  
L.J. Scarman ◽  
S.P. Brown ◽  
F.J.F. Farrugia ◽  
E.N. Marker ◽  
M. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
National Park ◽  
Small Population ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Potential Danger ◽  
Target Specificity ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Backyard Poultry ◽  
The City

Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) pose a significant threat to small native mammals in Australia (Saunders et al. 1995) and may restrict the recovery of some populations of native mammals and birds (Norman, Cullen and Dann 1992; Augee, Smith and Rose 1996; Priddel and Wheeler 1996; Seebeck and Booth 1996; Smith and Quin 1996). In the Adelaide area V. vulpes are wide- spread in the hills. They are often reported near houses and are a nuisance because of their predation on backyard poultry. Within Belair National Park, an area of 840 ha located in the Adelaide hills about 8 km from the City Centre, foxes are a potential danger to small native mammals, such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot (lsoodon obesulus).There is a small population of I. obesulus in Belair National Park, (Regel et al. 1996) of which 62 individuals from an area of about 30 ha were recently marked with microchips. A fox baiting program with Foxoff® in autumn 1996 in Belair National Park saw the uptake of 97 poisoned baits, with two fox carcasses located.

scholarly journals Use of Camera Traps Provides Insight into the Feeding Ecology of Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

2017 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey J. Wagnon ◽  
Thomas L. Serfass
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
National Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Additional Insight ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Scat Analysis ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Insight Into

Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) often carry food items to caching sites and while making provisioning trips to litters. This behaviour provides opportunities to use camera traps to record Red Foxes carrying food that is likely prey. As part of a larger study using camera-trap surveys to monitor carnivore populations at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, our cameras also recorded Red Foxes carrying food items allowing us to gain insight into the feeding ecology of this predator. Camera traps documented Red Foxes carrying food 71 times; items included mammals (78.9%), birds (19.7%), and fish (1.4%). Small mammals (unknown rodent or soricid species [23.9%] and voles [Microtus or Clethrionomys spp.; 5.6%]) were the most common groups of food items and Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus; 15.5%) was the most common food item identified to species. Our surveys corroborate traditional diet assessments (e.g., scat analysis) of Red Foxes in North America, identifying them as a generalist forager that typically consumes smaller mammals. We also highlight the potential to apply camera trapping as a supplemental technique for gaining additional insight into the feeding ecology of this predator.

Variation in fur farm and wild populations of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes (Carnivora: Canidae) — Part I: Morphometry

2016 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Zatoń-Dobrowolska ◽  
Magdalena Moska ◽  
Anna Mucha ◽  
Heliodor Wierzbicki ◽  
Piotr Przysiecki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Selective Breeding ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Morphometric Traits ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Ear Height ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
The Right ◽  
Almost All

This paper demonstrates the influence of artificial selection on morphometric traits in the red fox [Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)]. Measurements and two proportion coefficients were analysed in 132 wild and 199 farm red foxes. The two groups differed significantly (P ≤ 0.05) on all but one of the measurements. Eight out of 11 measurements were significantly greater in the farm fox population, while only tail length, ear height, and length of the right hind limb were greater in the population of wild foxes. The opposite trend was observed when analysing variation in the measurements — the farm foxes were characterized by a greater variability only in the case of body weight, body length, and breadth of chest. When analysing the sexual dimorphism index in different sex and population groups, in almost all analysed traits, the greatest differences occurred between farm males and wild females. All of the traits examined in this study are important for survival of wild foxes. However, because importance of some traits was reduced during domestication and selective breeding (farm foxes do not have to fight for survival), the genetic relationship between them may have weakened. Other possible causes of morphological differences between the studied groups of red foxes are discussed as well.

scholarly journals Disseminated Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) with Cerebral Involvement Found in Portugal

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 531-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana C. Matos ◽  
Luis Figueira ◽  
Maria H. Martins ◽  
Manuela Matos ◽  
Márcia Morais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Cerebral Involvement

The diet of red foxes, Vulpes vulpes L., in Victoria

1973 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
BJ Coman
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Main Food ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Over Time

Stomach contents were examined for 1229 foxes collected in Victoria during 1968-70. Of these, 967 stomachs contained measurable quantities of food. The fox appears to have a very wide dietary range but is predominantly carnivorous. The main food items encountered were rabbits, sheep carrion, and mice. Lesser amounts of native mammals, birds, cold-blooded vertebrates, invertebrates, and plant material were encountered. For many foods, particularly insects, the intake was markedly seasonal. Regional differences in diet were also apparent. Much of the variation in intake of particular foods over time and between regions was explicable in terms of changing availabilities of these foods.

scholarly journals Mesocarnivores and macroparasites: altitude and land use predict the ticks occurring on red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila D. Sándor ◽  
Gianluca D’Amico ◽  
Călin M. Gherman ◽  
Mirabela O. Dumitrache ◽  
Cristian Domșa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Foxes

scholarly journals Four structural variants associated with human‐directed sociability in dogs are not found in tame red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes )

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estelle R. Bastounes ◽  
Halie M. Rando ◽  
Jennifer L. Johnson ◽  
Lyudmila N. Trut ◽  
Benjamin N. Sacks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Structural Variants ◽  
Red Foxes

Encounters between two sympatric carnivores: red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and European badgers (Meles meles)

2004 ◽  
Vol 263 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Macdonald ◽  
C. D. Buesching ◽  
P. Stopka ◽  
J. Henderson ◽  
S. A. Ellwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Sympatric Carnivores ◽  
European Badgers

scholarly journals The effect of host age and inoculation dose on infection dynamics of Angiostrongylus vasorum in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Webster ◽  
Jesper Monrad ◽  
Christian M. O. Kapel ◽  
Annemarie T. Kristensen ◽  
Asger L. Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Angiostrongylus Vasorum ◽  
Host Age ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Inoculation Dose ◽  
Infection Dynamics

Reduced egg production of Echinococcus multilocularis in experimentally infected and re-infected red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

2008 ◽  
Vol 155 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi ◽  
Christian M.O. Kapel ◽  
Pia Webster ◽  
Peter Deplazes
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Multilocularis ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Red Foxes
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