The Truth: Time To Get Off Your Ass

 It's rare to get a lot of feedback on blog posts and on the blog itself it's almost as rare as having a leash of white or black foxes living in your garden. But I got a couple (off blog of course).

I was told that this blog seemed to be the only one dealing with all aspects of foxes from birth to death and causes of as well as looking at the history of foxes and the current population. I have been accused of being a tad "intense" when it comes to some posts but the problem is that foxes are being killed daily and nightly in large numbers and not just by cars. Facts seem to indicate that the UK fox population is at a crisis point.

If you have read The Red Paper 2022 Vol. 1 Canids you will know that the Old British fox types were hunted (knowingly) to extinction. More were imported and hunted to the point of extinction -in fact there have been several near extinction events fore British foxes since the 19th century. Seeing gurning idiots with high powered rifles standing proudly over their "trophies" (really? A domestic cat sized animal?) shows that nothing has changed and that there is a definite need for fire arm licences to be more tightly controlled.

The badger is, supposedly, a "protected species" and yet, legally and officially they are also facing an extinction event. Areas are earmarked to wipe out whole populations of badgers based on very poor information that is far from scientific. And if we are dealing with Vulpes vulpes -"just foxes".  

Someone has to get off their ass and give a f because once foxes and badgers are gone they are gone. Extinction is forever and like wild cats importing is pointless as the species will simply face the same fate.

There are schools that, rather than use foxes with cubs as an "on the doorstep" nature lesson for pupils call in pest control (to disturb an occupied den and especially with cubs carries a £15,000 fine or prison sentence and I make damn sure schools I hear of with foxes in situ know that) or want to know when they can destroy the den. We have even had Health and Safety Executive visit two schools at the school;'s request and declare "no threat to humans" and advised leaving the den alone.

All the very enthusiastic school projects based on Spring Watch/Autumn Watch on TV or even the latest David Attenborough series with the "we must learn to protect our environment and nature" hot air and -"Fox cubs? ON school premises: we must get rid of them!"

We need to educate children NOW so that we will (despite the current governments attempts to legally destroy it) have wildlife and a healthy green environment in future.

Get off your asses and don't say "someone else will sort it out" because at times I get the feeling that I and two other people I know of, are the only ones trying to educate and protect foxes.

Getting support or having posts accepted on local Face Book wildlife groups as well as fox groups is like swimming through treacle -members on fox groups will not even sign anti snaring or hunt ban petitions: