FoxScan > Welcome to the Menangle Fox Mapping Program

Record fox activity in the Menangle region

The Menangle Fox Control Group has been formed to coordinate a landscape approach to managing foxes, where landholders (rural and residential) use as many methods as appropriate to control foxes twice a year (autumn and spring). Foxes will never be eradicated as new foxes will always move in from any uncontrolled surrounding (or within) area, however, this ongoing approach will have the biggest and most long-lasting impact on the fox population.

By recording fox sightings, impacts and control actions, you can help to build a landscape scale picture of the fox problem throughout the Menangle area, to help guide local strategies to reduce fox problems. The Menangle Fox Campaign is supported by Barragal Landcare Inc., Greater Sydney Local Land Services, Campbelltown, Camden and Wollondilly Councils, the Invasive Animals CRC, and the Australian Governments National Landcare Program.

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How you can get involved

1. Register your details, then Login to get started

2. Open the Map and record the details of your fox sightings

Please note, your personal details will not be visible or accessible to the public.

Download the Smartphone App (Apple or Android)

Watch a short video to learn more - Click here

Control options - contact the Project Team (details below) to discuss baiting options or if you would like to borrow a cage trap.

Citizen Science - Would you like to help tagging wildlife photos or collecting fox scats for diet analysis? Contact us to learn more - menangle.fox@gmail.com

Campaign workshops during August 2019

The next campaign workshops will be held at the following locations. Please register to attend, or contact Alison Towerton on 0457 511 715, or email menangle.fox@gmail.com for further information.

Menangle - Wednesday 21 August 2019 at Cawdor Public School, 6.30-8.30 pm: https://forms.gle/B29b8g8zZ4dN9KmL7

Cobbitty - Monday 26 August 2019 at the Cobbitty Anglican Christ Hall, Cobbitty, 6.30 - 8.30 pm: https://forms.gle/xHtTjGpZEFmW8xg59

Wedderburn - Wednesday 28 August 2019 at the Wedderburn Christian Camp, 208 Minerva Road, Wedderburn NSW 2560 from 6.30-8.30 pm: https://forms.gle/1z6ZqmxtLUJ5Ehry9

Chickens killed by a fox. Image by Chris Lane

Simple tips to reduce fox problems

Dont 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 lights that might attract insects
Reduce woody weeds that provide food and shelter, such as African olive and blackberries
Don't feed native wildlife as they will become vulnerable to predation
Record sightings and fox problems in FoxScan here.
Do you know the sound foxes make?

Do you know the call the foxes make? Click here to listen to a fox call (.wav file)

Contact the project team

If you wish to contact the coordinators of the fox project, please contact menangle.fox@gmail.com, register your interest at http://goo.gl/forms/ahkjaKsBwH or send an email to foxscan@feralscan.org.au.

Supporters

The Menangle Fox Control Project is proudly supported by the Greater Sydney Local Land Services (LLS), community, local government and research organisations. The project is also supported by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions and NSW Department of Primary Industries.