Seagull's Return
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There's an earth in the Queen's Park area (in fact there are more than one), which is why you see urban foxes around there. I quite often see them in the evenings on my way back from work/pub. Their numbers are entirely unaffected by the ban on hunting with dogs one way or the other, of course, but it's worth bearing in mind that sightings of an animal or a species are dependent on more than population: type, availability and location of resources such as food is often a bigger factor in an individual's "visibility". Having said that, urban foxes are doing well and so it's entirely possible there are more of them around than a few years ago, too.
As to pet rabbits being mauled all over gardens, the answer is either to spend all night guarding little Flopsy with a powerful torch and an appropriate firearm (12-bore, .22, etc) or simply to use an old country trick: lay a field of very small anti-personnel mines around little Flopsy's run, at a suitable distance to avoid collateral fragment damage. Then just wait for the BANG! to announce old Reynard's demise, pop a fresh mine into the crater and cover with earth all ready to knock off the next vulpine intruder: job done, squire.
As to pet rabbits being mauled all over gardens, the answer is either to spend all night guarding little Flopsy with a powerful torch and an appropriate firearm (12-bore, .22, etc) or simply to use an old country trick: lay a field of very small anti-personnel mines around little Flopsy's run, at a suitable distance to avoid collateral fragment damage. Then just wait for the BANG! to announce old Reynard's demise, pop a fresh mine into the crater and cover with earth all ready to knock off the next vulpine intruder: job done, squire.