On 11/22/04 5:26 PM, in article ,
"John" wrote:

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 20:27:45 +0000, Andy
wrote:

For those of you who have an interest in the urban fox and its
problems of survival.

http://www.thefoxproject.fsnet.co.uk/

The urban fox, and indeed the rural fox, is beneficial to have around
if you are a keen gardener, or for that matter, live any where rodents
are found. Not only does this asset keep the garden clear of slugs it
also keeps the rodent population down. It feeds on mice, rats and
other small mamals. It will also eat road kills and any discarded food
like pizzas thrown away by the local drunk. in other words given the
chance it will improve your environment for free. Take time to visit
the above web site. It would help if you could also put dog food out
for it during in-clement weather.

I read somewhere that some parts of the USA have re-introduced the
wolf. On the basis that it's a lot easier to wipe out major predators
than it is to control the host of vermin that results when they're
gone.

John

Ah yes, insecticides do the same thing to predatory bugs....
Bill