Tag Archives: England

Christmas Male

All fox-watchers must know them. It’s the season when territory lines vaporise, and dogfoxes scatter to the four winds seeking mates. It’s a reasonable strategy in deserts and conifer forests, where fox densities are low and home ranges big. In … Continue reading

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Deer-Proof Fence

Sometimes you catch the end of a drama. Sometimes you are caught within it. Today’s lesson: when people divide up ‘our’ land, we can accidentally divide wild territories too. Frosts found the North Downs this week, stiffening the grass and … Continue reading

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