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After the hunt
The future for foxes in Britain
Philip Baker,Stephen Harrisand Piran White
University of Bristol, University of York
 
Acknowledgments
Much of the work reported here is our own, and over the years a wide variety of organisations have funded our foxresearch and the many graduate students who have worked with us. Thus we are grateful to the followingorganisations for their financial support:
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The Australian Meat and Livestock Research and Development Corporation
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The Burns Inquiry
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The Dulverton Trust
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The International Fund for Animal Welfare
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The Joint Nature Conservation Committee
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The League Against Cruel Sports
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The Leverhulme Trust
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The Mammal Society
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food/Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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The Natural Environment Research Council
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The Nature Conservancy Council/Joint Nature Conservation Committee
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The Nuffield Foundation
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The Royal Society
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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The Science and Engineering Research Council.
Report Authors
Philip Baker, Stephen Harris
School of Biological Sciences,University of Bristol, Woodland Road,Bristol BS8 1UG.
Piran White
Environment Department,University of York, Heslington,York YO10 5DD.
After the hunt: The future for foxes in Britain
 
Contents
Executive summary2Introduction4Fox numbers5Are fox numbers changing?6 Will the ban on hunting have any effect on fox numbers?8 What limits fox numbers in Britain?9Fox management and welfare10Foxes and conservation12Foxes and agriculture13Foxes and lambs14Foxes and fowl16Foxes and other livestock17Foxes and pheasants18Urban foxes20Diseases and attacks22The future24Overall conclusions25References27
After the hunt: The future for foxes in Britain
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