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Garden animals have disappeared

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  • 21-10-2011 10:16am
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    Half-cocked
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    We've had 2 hedgehogs and two foxes visiting our garden nightly. One of the hedgehogs and one of the foxes have been around for two years now. The 2nd fox is a cub born this year. We haven't seen any of the animals since the end of Sept. A completely different fox showed up last night (it only has one eye!). I felt it was too early for the hedgehogs to have hibernated and foxes obviously don't hibernate. I'm worried that some one has poisoned them all (either deliberately targeting the foxes or by accident). What other explanation would there be for two different species of regular visitors to suddenly all stop appearing?


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    thebishop
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    Motor cars ?


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    Half-cocked
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    thebishop wrote: »
    Motor cars ?

    We live in a quiet cul de sac with no busy roads nearby so I don't think so. Didn't find any roadkill around since they all vanished either.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Most likely moved off to find their own territories.


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    kildare.17hmr
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    could the foxes hav been shot?

    Foxes are acting very strainge in my area for the time of the year, i was out lamping on tuesday night, 2nd field we hit 4 sets of eyes, called them in and sure enough it was 4 foxes together! on we went t the next field and there was 2 more together and on again and another 2 together! 2 Weeks ago i sat hid about half 8 and listened to 2 calling to each other from a field or 2 away. very strainge


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    Traonach
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    Half-cocked wrote: »
    We've had 2 hedgehogs and two foxes visiting our garden nightly. One of the hedgehogs and one of the foxes have been around for two years now. The 2nd fox is a cub born this year. We haven't seen any of the animals since the end of Sept. A completely different fox showed up last night (it only has one eye!). I felt it was too early for the hedgehogs to have hibernated and foxes obviously don't hibernate. I'm worried that some one has poisoned them all (either deliberately targeting the foxes or by accident). What other explanation would there be for two different species of regular visitors to suddenly all stop appearing?
    Poisoning is likely. Hedgehogs can travel a couple of Kilometres in a single night and foxes also have a home range of a couple of Kilometers. Easy for them to pick up poison Still alot of poisoning going on.


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    Birdnuts
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    Traonach wrote: »
    Poisoning is likely. Hedgehogs can travel a couple of Kilometres in a single night and foxes also have a home range of a couple of Kilometers. Easy for them to pick up poison Still alot of poisoning going on.

    Yes - the message that poison can only legally be used now as covered bait for rodents still hasn't got through to some idiots:mad: Such indiscriminate and illegal activities put so many other rare and protected species at risk, not to mention peoples pets!! .:(


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