The proliferation of mice in Sydney has led to an increase in the number of foxes (picture of the Sydney Herald Morning Post)
As Sydney mice soar and more foxes are witnessed in the spring, experts warn residents to watch chickens raised in their backyard.
More and more European red foxes have been seen looking for food for their cubs in urban areas as the problem of mouse flooding in Sydney has risen to disaster and a large amount of food and garbage has rushed into sewers, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
It is estimated that the number of Sydney mice is as high as 500 million to 1 billion. Krausse (Mathew Crowther), an associate professor of life and environmental science at the University of Sydney (Sydney University), points out that dead / live mice are washed into sewers and become a battlefield for foxes to prey on.
"people can see foxes in coastal areas, especially in coastal areas, because there is a good supply of food," Krausse said. "foxes eat everything and have a wide range of skills, but mice are their preferred food. Foxes can survive on garbage, but if they can be found, they also eat chicken, rabbits and guinea pigs."
In the past three months, Sydney City parliament (City of Sydney) has received three reports of foxes haunting the city center.
Kuji (Coogee) construction worker Wolff (Warwick Waugh) was eaten by foxes to raise 12 chickens, saying foxes are often seen in sewers and gullies at this time of year.
Local parliament (Waverley Council) speaker, Sydney, said foxes are widely distributed in the area, with the most frequent locations including (Waverley Cemetery), Queen Park, (Queens Park), centenary Park, (Centennial Park), Bronte Valley (Bronte Gully) and Tamarama Valley (Tamarama Gully)., including Waverly Cemetery, Queen Park, (Queens Park), centenary Park (Centennial Park), Bronte Valley (Bronte Gully) and Tamarama Valley. Local parliament staff fumigate fox nests where feasible and humane.
