Awwe thanks! It was an amazing place. The fox was cute! I'm the wildlife whisperer, he was on on the move and chose to take a nap next to us. The animals behave a bit different in the national parks. Humans are not a predator to animals but we ward off most of theirs like wolfs and bears so certain animals like foxes, elk, deer see some human activity as safe-ish because it's the lesser scary of the two.
I would be your tour guide as long as I'm not working!
Well, you know I'd expect you to ditch work if I came 13 gazillion kilometres to be there right? Lol.
Yeah, animals in national parks do the same here...They don't get shot at and so are a bit more trusting. In fact when I'm culling on the farm, deer and kangaroos, it's not about me controlling the population, it's about them being shot at. They remember and stay away for a while...Hence the need for me to keep returning. Eradication is not the focus. This doesn't apply to foxes though, the intention is always to eradicate them.
Awwe foxes are so cute tho! They can be a pest. We have a rat free Alberta so I can relate to the restrictions. Animals do remember stuff like that, they don't really get shot at in the park, like you said, they become trusting. Deer can make a mess too I can see why you don't want them roaming on the farm.
I watched a documentary on the Taiga Forest in Finland last night and they had the red fox on there. Apparently the most prolific species as far as spread across the world, second behind humans. I didn't know that.
They are cute, but the problem is here is that they were introduced by the British for their fox hunts back in the day. They dominated and kill so much of the native fauna, most of which is unique to Australia alone. It's an issue. Also, for every fox in the country they are attributed the amount of $4,000 annually as far as cost to the sheep industry. They attack the lambs, eat out their soft parts and leave them to do. That's $4,000 for every single fox in the country, and there's a lot. So, they need to be eradicated.
I know you understand, as per your comment about the deer. It's just part of modern life I guess. We bring these species in and they proliferate. Humans most often upset the balance of the natural order and then spend time and effort controlling their mistakes.