‘We cannot accept foxes as part of our landscape’: the plan to save Australia’s threatened wildlife

The Guardian Environment Saturday 10 October 2026, 19:00 UTC By Nick Visser 1 min read

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Draft national strategy accepts the wily invasive species can’t be eradicated but outlines steps to protect native animals most at riskSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThey dart across playgrounds on dainty paws, sneak into back yard coops to eat suburban chickens and kill more than a million native animals every day. The European red fox – a wily invasive species – is “one of the most impactful threats” for native mammals, says Sarah...

Draft national strategy accepts the wily invasive species can’t be eradicated but outlines steps to protect native animals most at risk

They dart across playgrounds on dainty paws, sneak into back yard coops to eat suburban chickens and kill more than a million native animals every day.

The European red fox – a wily invasive species – is “one of the most impactful threats” for native mammals, says Sarah Legge, a professor at Charles Darwin University and author of a new draft plan to curb their predation.

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‘We cannot accept foxes as part of our landscape’: the plan to save Australia’s threatened wildlife

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