Joker - Fox

Vulpes Vulpes

Joker

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Human Error?

The red fox takes a ‘joker’ spot on our endangered species list since it is one of the world’s most successful mammals. With a distribution covering most of the world, foxes can be found on every continent except Antartica.

Taking second place to feral house cats, the red fox is one of Australia’s most problematic invasive predator. They were originally brought over in 1855 from Europe for the purpose of recreational hunting. Since then, their numbers have exploded, estimated around 7 million animals.

They are responsible for the decline of many small marsupials, including the numbat. The fox is a very adaptable, elusive and prolific animal, and as such, is nearly impossible to contain or control. It continues to decimate populations of native species and there is no foreseeable solution.