page_title: Red foxes in Australia
section_title: Current distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Red foxes in Australia / Current distribution
caption_attribution_description: A feral en:Red Fox in en:Mornington Peninsula National Park, southeastern Australia. The animal has advanced mange.
context_page_description: Red foxes pose a serious conservation problem in Australia. 2012 estimates indicate that there are more than 7.2 million red fox and growing with a range extending throughout most of the continental mainland. The species became established in Australia through successive introductions by settlers in 1830s. Due to its rapid spread and ecological impact it has classified as one of the most damaging invasive species in Australia. Although they are legal to hunt, they may be domesticated in New South Wales.
context_section_description: Established populations of red fox are found in all states and are widespread throughout the country with the exception of tropical areas of northern Queensland, the Kimberley and the Top End of the Northern Territory.  From 2010, confirmed evidence of foxes in Tasmania has been reported by the state's Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Foxes are found in ever higher concentrations in densely populated suburban areas and in large cities such as Melbourne.
  It is generally less common in areas where the dingo is more prevalent; however, it has, primarily through its burrowing behaviour, achieved niche differentiation with both the feral dog and the feral cat.
caption: An exotic fox in Mornington Peninsula National Park with Mange.
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