Living with Urban Foxes

Authors

John Hadidian

Abstract

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widely distributed wild carnivore on the planet, with a natural range that spans the entire Northern Hemisphere. Below the equator, foxes have been introduced to the Falkland Islands and Australia, where they cause widespread damage to domestic livestock and native fauna. Fox predation is a common cause of fox-human conflict throughout their range, leading to a complex relationship with humanity. This relationship varies where the fox is alternatively regarded as verminous, if not demonic, but is also an object of affection and regard — a typically bipolar human-animal relationship.[i]

Recommended Citation

Hadidian, John (2022) "Living with Urban Foxes," WellBeing News: Vol. 4: Iss. 10, Article 3.
Available at: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/wbn/vol4/iss10/3