Within 100 years the Fox had spread across most of Australia, with the exception of the tropics1. First introduced to Australia in the 19th century, it has since established itself throughout much of the continent. Threat Abatement Plan Predation by the Red Fox ii 4 THE IMPACT OF FOX PREDATION ON NATIVE AND INTRODUCED SPECIES IN AUSTRALIA 15 5 A STRATEGY TO MINIMISE THE IMPACT OF FOXES ON NATIVE FAUNA IN NEW SOUTH WALES 23 5.1 Introduction 23 5.2 Objectives of the plan 24 5.3 Priority fox control programmes 25 5.3.1 Fox control to reduce impacts on threatened species 25 5.3.2 Fox … Introduction.

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a native of the northern hemisphere where it occurs throughout most of Europe, Asia, North America and the northern coast of Africa.The red fox was first introduced from Britain into Victoria, for hunting with foxhounds, as early as 1845.

ABC South West WA / By Anthony Pancia. Foxes take $28 million bite out of Australian agricultural sector, so farmers fight back . Fox biology. They have played a major role in the decline of a number of species of native animals and they also prey on newborn lambs. One of the most serious and devastating parasites infecting foxes is the skin-dwelling mite (Sarcoptes scabei var vulpes) which causes a condition known as sarcoptic mange. Red fox, widely distributed species of fox found throughout Europe, temperate Asia, northern Africa, and North America. This means that their adverse impacts on Australia's wildlife is so significant that they have been identified as a national threat to the protection and conservation of our native wildlife.
For a start, it carries most of the blame for Australia’s appalling record of recent mammal extinctions.

The species was introduced to Australia for recreational hunting in 1855 and became established in the wild in the early 1870s. The European Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) naturally occurs in Europe, Asia and North America.

The red fox is host to a wide range of parasites including at least 58 species of helminths in Europe alone. It has the largest natural distribution of any land mammal except human beings. About the fact sheet Since they were introduced for recreational hunting in the mid-1800s, foxes have spread across most of Australia. Foxes are listed as a key threatening process to biodiversity conservation under the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
The red fox is a small to medium sized, burnished rusty red coloured canid. Control of foxes relies heavily on conventional techniques such as shooting, poisoning and fencing.