Fox

:This article is about the general category of animals, including numerous different species. {{otheruses}}

Ecobalance

In some countries, such as Australia, imported foxes quickly devastate native wildlife and become serious pests. On the other hand, many fox species are endangered.

Related Topics:
Australia - Endangered

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Foxes can be used for helpful environmental purposes as well. They have been successfully employed to control pests on fruit farms, leaving the fruit intact.http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/foxes.html

Related Topics:
Pest - Farm

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Historians believe foxes were being imported into non-native environments long before the colonial era. The first example of the introduction of the fox into a new habitat by humans seems to be Neolithic Cyprus. Stone carvings representing foxes have been found in the early settlement of Göbekli Tepe in eastern Turkey.

Related Topics:
Neolithic - Cyprus - Göbekli Tepe - Turkey

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