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 * __ European Red Box __**

The fox occurs naturally in the northern hemisphere, but was introduced into southern Victoria in 1871, they were introduced for hunting. Today the fox is the most spread feral animal in Australia.
 * ** When was the species introduced into Australia? **

The feral fox was introduced for recreational hunting in southern Victoria. The fox may have been introduced so that they were able to hunt like they would have where they came from.
 * ** Why was it introduced? **

The European red fox is Australians number one predator. They have a long term survival range of native wildlife. The fox has endangered many animals including the rock wallaby, numbat, brush tailed bettong and the bilby. The fox is a predator of life stock.
 * ** Why has it survived so well in Australia? **

The Red Box can be found in the genital regin of red head all across the world on notiable one is the current Australian priminister Julia Gillard.
 * ** Where is it found? Indicate on a map of Australia **

The European fox is potential for risks such as carrying exotic diseases such as rabies. This threatens human and animal health.
 * ** What diseases are associated with the species? **

The control management of fox damage in Australia has a range of control techniques including shooting, poisoning and trapping.
 * **What control techniques have been tired to manage or extreme the species?** //For example shooting, culling, and introducing other species and poison.//

In most states and territories are require the control of foxes by landholders. Government agencies mostly recommend that poisoning such as strychnine or 1080 to reduce the fox population, they also have other options such as shooting, trapping, fumigation or adjustments to farming practices.
 * ** How is the species population regulated? **

There are a number of qualities that have helped the fox been so successful in Australia. The fox has a large range of dietary range, it eats almost anything including, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and fruit. The rabbit is the fox’s most common meal. The female foxes bread once a year and there cubs have a high chance of survival. The fox carries many diseases and has a few natural enemies. The world wide map shows that the fox is able to survive in most environments.
 * ** What is the effect of the species on landscape and indigenous flora and fauna? **

Allowing the cattle to graze would reduce the risk of fire hazard. Having cattle grazing on grass would stop it growing back in the future. Allowing the cattle to eat the grass would reduce the risk of fire hazard. They have a massive impact on the environment.
 * Activity 3: **
 * 1) ** Why have the cattle been denied access to grazing? **

The DSE will allow most licences for cattle grazing on most of the licensed land.
 * 1) ** Who is responsible for issuing licences for cattle grazing? **

There is about 29 – 43 licensed grazing parks for the cattle in the summer
 * 3. How many parks are likely to recommence grazing in summer? **

They have a shorter growing season. It took longer to recover than the low laying areas. Because of the snowing and the forests all of its growing occurs in a couple of months.
 * 4. Why are the recovery time slower in areas above 800m? **

He says that the farmers should have to fence of the stream banks as the cattle cause the banks to erode and pollute the water ways.
 * 5. What does Ian Harris say the problem with cattle grazing in alpine areas? **