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Every sighting of a fox can help your local community. Source: Jolanda Aalbers.

What FoxScan provides

FoxScan is a free resource for landholders, Landcare groups, community groups, local Councils, professional pest controllers and biosecurity groups. It has been designed by landholders for communities.

What to record:

Record fox sightings or evidence
Photos from monitoring cameras
Fox attacks (such as lamb or poultry predation)
Control activities (e.g. baiting & trapping)

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Benefits of using FoxScan

Develop a property or local area map of fox activity to guide control efforts,
Work together with your neighbours to undertake coordinated control,
Notify your local community or landholder group about fox activity,
Send alerts to nominated people, such as neighbours or biosecurity authorities.

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Instructions

FoxScan has a range of step-by-step instructions to help you

FoxScan instructions (PDF)
How to use the website
Install the App (PDF) - Apple or Android
How to use the app
Create a private group for your community

Simple tips to reduce fox problems

Don't leave pet food outside overnight
Use enclosed compost bins
Keep domestic animals secure at night
Remove fallen fruit around fruit trees
Keep garbage bins covered
Block entry points to drains
Close off access to underneath buildings
Use fox-proof enclosures for poultry
Turn-off outside lights that attract insects
Reduce weeds that provide food and shelter, such as Blackberries
Record sightings in FoxScan.

Planning Guide for Fox Management in Australia

This guide has been produced to help individuals, groups and organisations wanting to control foxes to identify the problem, determine the reasons for control and to step through a simple process to prepare effective plans for fox management. The guide provides a decision template to prepare, implement and evaluate a fox management plan.

Download the Guide here

Glovebox Guide for Managing Foxes

This Guide is for land managers, pest animal officers and others involved in fox management. It provides general and current information on the best ways to manage foxes, including: identifying fox impacts; developing a fox management plan; management strategies and direct fox control techniques; and effectively evaluating your fox management plan.

resources are available to help you with managing the impacts of foxes, including the Glovebox guide to managing foxes, instructional videos, manuals, and standard operating procedures for controlling foxes.

Download the Guide here

Access other practical information resources here

National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordination

The National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordination program communicates and drives the adoption of humane and effective fox and feral cat control on a national, regional and local scale to reduce their impacts on threatened species, other native wildlife, agriculture and human health.