What effects does the red fox have on Australia?

Answer 1

Predation on native species and competition with native carnivores such as the quoll. Incidentally, fox numbers have increased markedly in recent years thanks in part to animal rights activists attacking furriers and animal skin wearers, vastly reducing the value of Australian skins (which were amongst the best in the world, and not affected by rabies). So few are shot now, the skin price barely covers the cost of fuel and ammunition. So we can thank animal libbers and anti-gun activists for the continued demise of many Australian species.

The fox was always absent from Tasmania, having never been introduced there, but it appears that in recent times foxes have found their way to the island state, most likely with human intervention.

Answer 2

Yes, unfortunately. Red foxes were introduced into Australia initially for the purpose of recreational fox-hunting. The European red fox was first released in the Geelong area near Melbourne in 1845. It was given time to breed, which it did prolifically with no natural predators on the continent, and foxes have since proven to be one of the major threats to native Australian wildlife.

Answer 3

The red fox was imported o Australia so that fox hunts could be carried out for sport. However, the fox had few natural predators in Australia to control the population and very vulnerable wildlife species that had no defense against this invader from the outside.

Answer 4

the red fox became a pest because it was eating al our plants and small mammals.

Answer 5

it effect people because they take little lambs and calfs and go threw your rubbish bins

Answer 6

eats chickens and other livestock from farms.