{"id":2489,"date":"2016-02-13T22:44:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T22:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/?p=2489"},"modified":"2016-02-13T23:34:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T23:34:10","slug":"the-reality-of-foxes-on-irish-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/?p=2489","title":{"rendered":"The reality of Foxes on Irish farms."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><h6><a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Celtic-Symbol-04-e1407185126749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2133 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Celtic-Symbol-04-e1407185126749.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic Symbol 04\" width=\"51\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<address><strong>Committee Updates. (09 January 2015)<\/strong><\/address>\n<h2><strong>The reality of Foxes on Irish farms.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/img004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2243 size-large alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/img004-233x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img004\" width=\"233\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/img004-233x1024.jpg 233w, http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/img004-68x300.jpg 68w, http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/img004.jpg 692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In this weeks issue of the Irish Farmers Journal there is an article by &#8220;The Dealer&#8221; detailing the damage caused by\u00a0marauding Foxes on a farm in Ireland. The truth of course is both fierce and natural. If one source of prey is limited the fox is an opportunist hunter and will adapt his selection.<\/p>\n<p>New born lamb is an easy target for a predator like the fox and the result is predictable and irish farmers can see the losses in their stock. Controlling the fox population is a necessary part of country life.<\/p>\n<p>For a public too often misled by\u00a0childish\u00a0images of wildlife like the image below, it is good to see the balance being addressed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Fox-and-Rabbit-False-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2245\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Fox-and-Rabbit-False-01.jpg\" alt=\"Fox and Rabbit False 01\" width=\"262\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Fox-and-Rabbit-False-01.jpg 225w, http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Fox-and-Rabbit-False-01-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2248 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Fox-and-Rabbit-10.jpg\" alt=\"Fox and Rabbit 10\" width=\"263\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Fox-chasing-Lamb-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2247 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Fox-chasing-Lamb-01.jpg\" alt=\"Fox chasing Lamb 01\" width=\"261\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address><a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Celtic-Symbol-03-e1407185138268.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2132 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Celtic-Symbol-03-e1407185138268.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic Symbol 03\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/address>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committee Updates. (09 January 2015) The reality of Foxes on Irish farms. In this weeks issue of the Irish Farmers Journal there is an article by &#8220;The Dealer&#8221; detailing the damage caused by\u00a0marauding Foxes on a farm in Ireland. 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