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| Fox Eradication Program Activity UpdateThis page is regularly updated and provides a summary of hotline (1300 FOX OUT) call information for a given period. For further details about hotline calls, visit the Fox Eradication Program weekly newsletter (called 'Fox Pop') archive at the WILDCARE (Tasmania) website via the following link: WildCare Archive
HOTLINE CALLS FOR 7 - 13 NOVEMBER:
| SIGHTING REPORTS | 2 | | - Excellent | - | | - Possible | 2 | | Locations: Lake Leake, Sulphur Creek |
| OTHER REPORTS | 1 | | Animal smell: | Cygnet |
| TOTAL REPORTS (2009): Sighting reports 248; Other reports 200 | FOX OUT HOTLINE: 2,058 sighting reports received since 2002 |
 Fox sighting and activity reports help guide the activities of the Fox Eradication Program, especially when reports are clustered or occur in areas of physical evidence finds. The Fox Eradication Program does not use sighting reports as hard evidence of a fox presence in Tasmania; the information is used to help focus search effort and direct efficient deployment of resources.
Reports received from the public are given a rating by the Investigations Section as either ‘excellent’, ‘possible’ or ‘unlikely’; as determined by an objective list of criteria. To be rated an 'excellent' quality sighting, the report should meet most of the following criteria:
1. Reasonable time to observe the animal;
2. Clear description of the animal with features corresponding to those of a fox;
3. Visibility at the time of sighting (weather, time of day, distance from animal, vegetation cover, etc);
4. In a location of previous sightings; and,
5. Witness has knowledge of wildlife and foxes.
A rating does not confirm nor disprove that the sighting of a fox has been made - it is merely a means used to prioritise response by the Fox Eradication Program in the search for physical evidence of fox activity. In some instances, response to a sighting report may be delayed due to volume of reports received or other resourcing issues, but all reports are followed up as soon as is practicable and with appropriate immediacy based on the information provided by the witness.
All reports are strictly confidential, taken seriously and recorded on the Fox Eradication Program’s sighting report database.
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This page is regularly updated and provides a summary of program activity for a given period. For further details about program activity, visit the Fox Eradication Program weekly newsletter (called 'Fox Pop') archive at the WILDCARE (Tasmania) website via the following link: WildCare Archive
FEP ACTIVITY FOR 7 - 13 NOVEMBER:
| OPERATIONS | INVESTIGATIONS & MONITORING | RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | 1080 Baiting Programs:
- | Investigations:
Sulphur Creek, Falmouth, Lake Leake, Epping Forest, Deloraine, Fingal Valley, Devils Gullet, Dolphin Sands, Sorell, Cygnet
Scat Detector Dogs:
Interlaken, Sulphur Creek, Deloraine
Monitoring:
Wesley Vale, Spreyton, Cygnet, Interlaken
Scat Collection Survey:
Phase 2 field work completed. 2188 scats collected, 685 results received (to date) from DNA analysis. Two (2) fox positive scat results (Interlaken & Tunbridge). | At-risk species monitoring:
- | Community Presentations:
TFGA Game Management Standing Committee: 11 November
School Presentations:
Taroona PS: 10
West Somerset PS: 12 November |
Unless otherwise indicated, members of the public are welcome to attend Fox Eradication Program information sessions without prior RSVP.
| MUNICIPALITY | LOCATION | VENUE | DATE & TIME | | - | - | - | - |
For further information about community engagement activities or to book a community presentation, please contact Matthew Marrison, Community Engagement Section Leader, on 03 6336 5426 or email Matthew.Marrison@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
Contact: Fox Eradication General EnquiriesFox Eradication Program
167 Westbury Road
PROSPECT TAS 7250
Phone: 03 6336 5320
Fax: 03 6336 5453
Email: Fox.Enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
Media enquiries should be directed to 03 6233 3625; 0438042610.
Department switchboard: 1300 368 550 (local call cost within Australia)
Please report all fox sightings and any possible evidence of fox activity to the 24hr hotline: 1300 FOX OUT (1300 369 688)
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