Brought to Australia for sport hunting in the 1800s, foxes devastated native wildlife, so Western Australia scaled up poison baiting in 1996, helping woylies and numbats recover
Introduced red foxes severely impacted Australia's native mammals after their arrival. Western Australia launched a large-scale predator control program in 1996. This program used 1080 poison baiting to significantly reduce fox populations. Threatened species like the woylie and numbat began recovering in controlled areas. Science-based conservation efforts continue to restore wildlife after severe declines.
Introduced red foxes severely impacted Australia's native mammals after their arrival. Western Australia launched a large-scale predator control program in 1996. This program used 1080 poison baiting to significantly reduce fox populations. Threatened species like the woylie and numbat began recovering in controlled areas. Science-based conservation efforts continue to restore wildlife after severe declines.
