Publication Date

10-2024

Series Number

DPIRD-157

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Developmen

City

Perth

Abstract

This factsheet provides information on the red fox in Western Australia (WA).

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 to Australia (Victoria) from Britain as early as 1845 for hunting with foxhounds. Having become successfully established in Victoria by about 1870, it colonised most of mainland Australia over the next 70 years. Foxes are not found in the most northern regions of Australia, including northwest Kimberley.

In WA, the fox is a declared pest under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007, which is administered by the department. It is declared for the whole of the State in the management control category C3, and the prohibited keeping category.

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) contains information on the area(s) in which this pest is declared and the control and keeping categories. For more information, see the WAOL list on website at dpird.wa.gov.au.

Number of Pages

4

Keywords

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL), Declared pest, Pests, Economic loss, Mammal extinctions, Predator, Pest control, Native fauna

Disciplines

Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Animal Sciences | Biosecurity | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology | Poultry or Avian Science | Sustainability

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