Foxes are found all over the world in many different climates
that range from woodlands, alpine areas, grasslands, deserts,
urban environments and cleared farming land that has some type
of livestock that it can support foxes by, e.g. lambs. In every
single one of these environments the fox is at the top of the
food chain.
Australia is the only island in the world that has all types of
climates, and because of that the fox has established itself
rather solidly. The animals that are native to this country have
not evolved to defend themselves against this environmental
demon, due to the circumstances under which the fox was
introduced. The introduction of the fox was so sudden that
native animals were slaughtered in order to feed the young of
this carnivorous, feral fiend. So naturally, with all the
rabbits around to help sustain the population of foxes, this
prime predator has become the top of the food chain.
Like feral cats, the fox is a territorial animal, but these
pests do have a social structure that concentrates on the
dominant female. The boundaries, just like a feral cat, are
marked with the foxes wastes. Foxes are seasonal breeders. This
means that the species doesn’t breed all year round. They only
breed for a short period if time in mid-winter (Australian
winters are from June-August). This is generally from early
July-late August.
