Foxes in trees: a threat for Australian arboreal fauna?
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We document the first evidence of tree climbing by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Australia. Camera traps recorded foxes in trees on the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. This finding prompts a reassessment of the impact that this invasive predator has on Australian fauna: from purely terrestrial to also potentially arboreal.We document the first evidence of tree climbing by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Australia. Camera traps recorded foxes in trees on the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. This finding prompts a reassessment of the impact that this invasive predator has on Australian fauna: from purely terrestrial to also potentially arboreal.
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Date
2018Source title
Australian MammalogyVolume
40Publisher
CSIRO PublishingFunding information
ARC LP140100279Licence
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Faculty of Science, School of Life and Environmental SciencesShare